hoar meaning and definition

HOAR noun

Definition of hoar (noun)

1. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
   • synonyms: frost, hoarfrost, rime

HOAR adjective

Definition of hoar (adjective)

1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
   • "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
   • synonyms: gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoary, white-haired