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hoary

/hɔː.ɹi/
adjective
  1. White, whitish, or greyish-white.

  2. White or grey with age.

    "The old man bowed his hoary head in acquiescence."

  3. Of a pale silvery grey.

Synonymscanescent, aged, ancient, olden, bygone, foregone

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