Both Uses of
hoary
in
Moby Dick
- Leviathan maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.†
Chpt Extr *
- "Speak, thou vast and venerable head," muttered Ahab, "which, though ungarnished with a beard, yet here and there lookest hoary with mosses; speak, mighty head, and tell us the secret thing that is in thee.†
Chpt 70-72
Definition:
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(hoary) old-fashioned
or more rarely: appearing old
even more rarely: covered with fine whitish hairs or down