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<h1>Hoared</h1> <Xpage=696>

<hw>Hoared</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Moldy; musty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Granmer.</i>

<h1>Hoarfrost</h1> <Xpage=696>

<hw>Hoar"frost`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white frost.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>horefrost</asp>. See <er>Hoar</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</altsp>

<blockquote>He scattereth the <b>hoarfrost</b> like ashes. <i>Ps. cxlvii. 16.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hoarhound</h1> <Xpage=696>

<hw>Hoar"hound`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Horehound</er>.</def>

<h1>Hoariness</h1> <Xpage=696>

<hw>Hoar"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Hoary</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being hoary.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Hoarse</h1> <Xpage=696>

<hw>Hoarse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Hoarser</er> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Hoarsest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>hors</ets>, also <ets>hos</ets>, <ets>has</ets>, AS. <ets>h\'bes</ets>; akin to D. <ets>heesch</ets>, G. <ets>heiser</ets>, Icel. <ets>h\'bess</ets>, Dan. <ets>h\'91s</ets>, Sw. <ets>hes</ets>. Cf. Prov. E. <ets>heazy</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; <as>as, the <ex>hoarse</ex> raven</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>hoarse</b> resounding shore. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.</def>

<h1>Hoarsely</h1> <Xpage=696>

<hw>Hoarse"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With a harsh, grating sound or voice.</def>

<h1>Hoarsen</h1> <Xpage=696>

<hw>Hoars"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hoarsened</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hoarsening</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make hoarse.</def>

<blockquote>I shall be obliged to <b>hoarsen</b> my voice. <i>Richardson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hoarseness</h1> <Xpage=696>

<hw>Hoarse"ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords.</def>

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<h1>Hoarstone</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hoar"stone`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A stone designating the <?/ounds of an estate; a landmark.</def>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Hoary</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hoar"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>White or whitish.</def>"The <i>hoary</i> willows."