hoary-headed
[hawr-ee-hed-id, hohr-]
- 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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Examples from the Web for hoary-headed
Historical Examples
I will throttle you till you are black in the face, you hoary-headed liar!
The RobbersFriedrich Schiller
This was Calcraft, the hangman, hoary-headed and tottering and utterly past his work.
Eighteen Months' ImprisonmentDonald 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 YOGIParamhansa Yogananda
The tops of peaks, actually their newest feature, were hoary-headed to them.
The AlpsMartin Conway