Hoar

hOr, a. White, or grayish-white; gray or white with age; hoary. [AS. har, la. harr; perh. Skr. car a, variegated color (used of hair mixed with white); not Ic. har— E. high, nor E. hair.] — Hoar'y, a. White or whitish; hoar. (Bol.) Covered with short, dense, grayish-white hairs.— Hoar'- tne ,w.— Hoar'-frest, n. The white particles formed by congelation of dew. — Hoar'hound. Hore 'hound, ». A bitter plant, one species of whioh is used for coughs. [AS. hune or harhune, ha>' (the stem being hoarV) and hune, strong-scented; D. cvnila, Gr. konile, a species of strong-smelling origanum.]