Hoar

  • 1Hoar — Hoar, a. [OE. hor, har, AS. h[=a]r; akin to Icel. h[=a]rr, and to OHG. h[=e]r illustrious, magnificent; cf. Icel. Hei[eth] brightness of the sky, Goth. hais torch, Skr. k[=e]tus light, torch. Cf. {Hoary}.] 1. White, or grayish white; as, hoar… …

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  • 2Hoar — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Ebenezer R. Hoar (1816–1895), US amerikanischer Politiker und Justizminister Joseph P. Hoar (* 1934), General des US Marine Corps; Kommandeur des US Central Command Melissa Hoar (* 1983), australische… …

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  • 3Hoar — Hoar, n. Hoariness; antiquity. [R.] [1913 Webster] Covered with the awful hoar of innumerable ages. Burke. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4hoar — hoar·i·ly; hoar·i·ness; hoar; …

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  • 5hoar|y — «HR ee, HOHR », adjective, hoar|i|er, hoar|i|est. 1. old; ancient: »the hoary ruins of a castle. According to the hoary rules of American politics, any strong presidential candidate can pick his running …

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  • 6Hoar — Hoar, v. t. [AS. h[=a]rian to grow gray.] To become moldy or musty. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7hoar — archaic or literary ► ADJECTIVE ▪ grey or grey haired. ► NOUN ▪ hoar frost. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 8hoar — (adj.) O.E. har hoary, gray, venerable, old, the connecting notion being gray hair, from P.Gmc. *haira (Cf. O.N. harr gray haired, old, O.S., O.H.G. her distinguished, noble, glorious, Ger. hehr), from PIE *kei , source of color adjectives (see… …

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  • 9hoar — [hôr] adj. [ME hore < OE har, akin to Ger hehr, venerable < IE base * k̑ei , term for dark colors, gray, brown > HUE1, ON harr, gray, old, Pol szary, gray] 1. HOARY 2. Obs. moldy; stale n. 1. HOARINESS …

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  • 10Hoar — in universe subject = a described object = a fictional deity category = context Forgotten Realms Deity|fgcolor=#fff bgcolor=#000 fgcolor=#fff name=Hoar title=The Doombringer Lord of Three Thunders home=Barrens of Doom and Despair power=Demipower… …

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