Etymology

hoary

H4O1A1R1Y4

Today it means: White, whitish, or greyish-white. Full definition →

Middle English *hori
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  1. Middle English · inherited from*hori
  2. English todayhoary

Possibly from Middle English *hori (suggested by horilocket (“hoary-locked, having hoary locks or curls”)), equivalent to hoar + -y. Alternatively, Middle English horilocket may represent Middle English hor (“hoar, hoary”) + ilocket (“locked”) rather than hori (“hoary”) + locket (“locked”).

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