Hōar'y, a.
a. [See HOAR.] 1. White or whitish. “The hoary willows.” Addison. 2. White or gray with age; hoar; as, hoary hairs. “Reverence the hoary head.” Dwight.
- Moldy; mossy; musty. [Obs.] Knolles.
- (Bot.) Covered with short, dense, grayish-white hairs; canescent. Lindley.