hoar

Definitions of hoar
  1. noun
    ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
    synonyms: frost, hoarfrost, rime
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    type of:
    ice, water ice
    water frozen in the solid state
  2. adjective
    showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
    “"whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge”
    synonyms: gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoary, white-haired
    old
    (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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