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hoary-headed

[ hawr-ee-hed-id, hohr- ]
/ ˈhɔr iˈhɛd ɪd, ˈhoʊr- /
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adjective
having the gray or white hair of advanced age.
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Origin of hoary-headed

First recorded in 1590–1600

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