Webster's Dictionary 1913

2458

Hoar (2)

Hoar, n. Hoariness; antiquity.Covered with the awful hoar of innumerable ages. Burke.

2459

Hoar (3)

Hoar, v. t. [AS. hārian to grow gray.] To become moldy or musty. Shak.

2460

Hoard

Hoard (?), n. See Hoarding, 2. Smart.

2461

Hoard (2)

Hoard, n. [OE. hord, AS. hord; akin to OS. hord, G. hort, Icel. hodd, Goth. huzd; prob. from the root of E. hide to conceal, and of L. custos guard, E. custody. See Hide to conc...

2462

Hoard (3)

Hoard, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hoarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Hoarding.] [AS. hordian.] To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping ...

2463

Hoard (4)

Hoard, v. i. To lay up a store or hoard, as of money.To hoard for those whom he did breed. Spenser.

2464

Hoarder

Hoard″er (?), n. One who hoards.

2465

Hoarding

Hoard″ing (?), n. [From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle, fence, G. horde, hürde; akin to E. hurdle. √16. See Hurdle.] 1. (Arc...

2466

Hoared

Hoared (?), a. Moldy; musty. Granmer.

2467

Hoarfrost

Hoar″frost′ (?), n. The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white frost. [Written also horefrost. See Hoar, a.]He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. Ps. cxlvii. 16.

2468

Hoarhound

Hoar″hound′ (?), n. Same as Horehound.

2469

Hoariness

Hoar″i‐ness (?), n. [From Hoary.] The state of being hoary. Dryden.

2470

Hoarse

Hoarse (?), a. [Compar.Hoarser (?), superl.Hoarsest.] [OE. hors, also hos, has, AS. hās; akin to D. heesch, G. heiser, Icel. hāss, Dan. hæs, Sw. hes. Cf. Prov. E. heazy.] 1. Hav...

2471

Hoarsely

Hoarse″ly, adv. With a harsh, grating sound or voice.

2472

Hoarsen

Hoars″en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hoarsened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoarsening.] To make hoarse.I shall be obliged to hoarsen my voice. Richardson.

2473

Hoarseness

Hoarse″ness (?), n. Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords.

2474

Hoarstone

Hoar″stone′ (hōr″stōn′), n. A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark. Halliwell.

2475

Hoary

Hoar″y (?), a. 1. White or whitish. “The hoary willows.” Addison.2. White or gray with age; hoar; as, hoary hairs.Reverence the hoary head. Dr. T. Dwight.3. Hence, remote in tim...

2476

Hoatzin

Ho″at‐zin (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Hoazin.

2477

Hoax

Hoax (?), n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.] A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Macaulay.

2478

Hoax (2)

Hoax, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hoaxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoaxing.] To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. Lamb.

2479

Hoaxer

Hoax″er (?), n. One who hoaxes.

2480

Hoazin

Hoa″zin (?), n.(Zoöl.) A remarkable South American bird (Opisthocomus cristatus); the crested touraco. By some zoölogists it is made the type of a distinct order (Opisthocomi).

2481

Hob

Hob (?), n. [Prob. akin to hump. Cf. Hub.]1. The hub of a wheel. See Hub. Washington.2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be...

2482

Hob (2)

Hob, n. [Orig. an abbrev. of Robin, Robert; Robin Goodfellow a celebrated fairy, or domestic spirit. Cf. Hobgoblin, and see Robin.] 1. A fairy; a sprite; an elf.From elves, hobs...

2483

Hob (3)

Hob, n. A peg, pin, or mark used as a target in some games, as an iron pin in quoits; also, a game in which such a target is used.

2484

Hob (4)

Hob, n.(Zoöl.) The male ferret.