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Hoary

HOARY, noun [See Hoar.] White or whitish; as the hoary willows.

1. White or gray with age; as hoary hairs; a hoary head.

Reverence the hoary head.

2. Moldy; mossy, or covered with a white pubescence.

First Occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Leviticus 19:32