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1hoar

adjective \ˈhȯr\

Definition of HOAR

: hoary
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Examples of HOAR

  1. <the hoar and crumbling stones of ruined temples>

Origin of HOAR

Middle English hor, from Old English hār; akin to Old High German hēr hoary
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HOAR

Synonyms
aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, dateless, ancient, hoary, immemorial, old, venerable
Antonyms
modern, new, recent

Rhymes with HOAR

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your

2hoar

noun

Definition of HOAR

: frost 1b

Examples of HOAR

  1. <the hoar-covered meadow gleamed in the early-morning sun>

Origin of HOAR

Middle English hor hoariness, from hor, adjective
First Known Use: 1567

Related to HOAR

Synonyms
frost, hoarfrost, rime

Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

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