hoar
Americannoun
adjective
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rare covered with hoarfrost
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archaic a poetic variant of hoary
Etymology
Origin of hoar
before 900; Middle English hor, Old English hār; cognate with Old Norse hārr gray with age, Old Frisian hēr gray, Old High German hēr old ( German hehr august, sublime)
Vocabulary lists containing hoar
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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Example Sentences
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"This bear came in the early hours of the morning, so it was really hoar frost and covered," she said.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2022
After all, the Japanese poem style lends itself to spare reflections on nature, crystalline musings on blossoms, songbirds or hoar frost.
From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022
“There’s a potential avalanche layer, for sure,” Stimberis says, noting a layer created by freezing rain and another by surface hoar, or, in laymen’s terms, a gnarly frost.
From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2017
Here’s a Miniature Crystalline Forest of hoar frost, which forms when water vapor in the air condenses directly into ice.
From Scientific American • Jan. 25, 2014
There was hoar frost last night, and all of the bare branches are coated white and sparkling.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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