16 July 2014

hoary

[hawr-ee, hohr-ee]

adjective, hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est.

1. gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.
2. ancient or venerable: hoary myths.
3. tedious from familiarity; stale: Please don’t tell that hoary joke at dinner again tonight.

Origin:
1520–30; hoar + -y

Related forms
hoar·i·ly, adverb
hoar·i·ness, noun
un·hoar·y, adjective

Synonyms
1. grizzled, grizzly; hoar. 2. old, dated, aged; venerated, revered.

Today’s aphorism

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

– Maya Angelou

On this day

16 July 622 – The Prophet Mohammad escapes from Mecca and travels to Medina, marking the beginning of both Islam and the Islamic calendar.

16 July 1439 – England bans kissing in an effort to stop the spreading of germs.