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hoariness|ˈhɔərɪnɪs|
[f. hoary a. + -ness.]
The quality or state of being hoary: see the adj.
1573–80Baret Alv. H 492 Hoarinesse, whitenesse of haires, auncientie. Ibid. 494 Hoarienesse, vinewednesse, or mouldinesse, comming of moisture, for lacke of cleansing. 1599Massinger, etc. Old Law iii. ii, His white hairs, they'll betray his hoariness. 1647Trapp Comm. Matt. xxvii. 15 Custom without truth is but hoariness or mouldiness of error. 1705C. Purshall Mech. Macrocosm 37 These Frosts seldom last long, that come with a Frozen Fog, or Hoariness. 1829Loudon Encycl. Plants 1001 The stem under the shelter of long grass, is covered with a white hoariness which is easily rubbed off. 1885Clodd Myths & Dr. ii. i. 144 Legends sacred with the hoariness of time. |