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hoary-headed

[hawr-ee-hed-id, hohr-]

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adjective

having the gray or white hair of advanced age.

Origin of hoary-headed

First recorded in 1590–1600

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hoary-headed

Historical Examples of hoary-headed

I will throttle you till you are black in the face, you hoary-headed liar!
The Robbers
Friedrich Schiller
This was Calcraft, the hangman, hoary-headed and tottering and utterly past his work.
Eighteen Months' Imprisonment
Donald Shaw
It was opened by a hoary-headed servant, of a hale and cheerful aspect.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 1 (of 4)
Jane Porter
It was the hoary-headed pundit who made this charming observation.
Autobiography of a YOGI
Paramhansa Yogananda
The tops of peaks, actually their newest feature, were hoary-headed to them.
The Alps
Martin Conway