3 entries under this word
n. [Armor. aēz, aēzen, ēzen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr. Cf. also A-S. hasu, livid, russet, dusky.] Vapor which renders the air thick, with little or no dampness; a slight lack of transparency in the air; hence, obscurity; dimness.
O’er the sky The silvery haze of summer drawn. Tennyson.
v. i. To be hazy, or thick with haze. Ray.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. HAZED; p. pr. & vb. n. HAZING.] [Also hase. Cf. Sw. hesa, to hamstring, from has, tendon, O. D. haessen, ham.] To vex with chiding or reproof; to punish by exacting unnecessarily disagreeable or difficult duty; to play abusive tricks upon;—used chiefly among college students and sailors.