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Hoar
UK
/hɔː/
US
/hɔr/
See also:
Hoar Stone
Hoar Stones
Translation of "hoar" into Russian
hoar
Adjective
UK
/hɔː/
US
/hɔr/
hoar
hoarer Comp.
hoarest Super.
The hoar frost covered the trees, making them look ancient and wise.
Седой иней покрыл деревья, делая их древними и мудрыми.
Definitions
hoar
Noun
UK
/hɔː/
US
/hɔr/
Hoarfrost; a white crystalline deposit of frozen dew.
By sunrise the fields were white with hoar.
(Archaic) Grey or white hair; old age.
He had scarcely a trace of hoar upon his temples.
hoar
Verb
UK
/hɔː/
US
/hɔr/
To turn grey or white, especially with age or frost; to cover or be covered with hoarfrost.
During the bitter night the trees hoared until every branch gleamed in the moonlight.
hoar
Adjective
UK
/hɔː/
US
/hɔr/
Grey or whitish in colour, especially because of age; venerable.
His hoar beard reached down to his chest.
Covered with or resembling hoarfrost.
The hoar grass sparkled in the dawn sunshine.