noun
- Plural of hoar; frost that forms in feathery crystals on cold surfaces.
verb
- Third-person singular present tense of 'hoar'; to become gray or white, especially with age.
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The morning hoars covered the grass in delicate white crystals.
- Winter hoars sparkled on the windowpane in the early light.
- His hair hoars with each passing year.
- The fence was decorated with thick hoars after the cold night.
- Hoars formed on the car windshield overnight.