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hoary
adjective
Covered with fine whitish hairs or down
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hɔː.ɹi
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adjective
Covered with fine whitish hairs or down
adjective
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“Hoary jokes”
adjective
Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
“{'source': 'Coleridge', 'text': 'whose beard with age is hoar'}”
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Hoary jokes
{'source': 'Coleridge', 'text': 'whose beard with age is hoar'}
Nodded his hoary head
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