All 5 Uses
hoary
in
Jane Eyre
(Edited)
- It was a very grey day; a most opaque sky, "onding on snaw," canopied all; thence flakes felt at intervals, which settled on the hard path and on the hoary lea without melting.
p. 46.6 *hoary = grayish white in color
- I was yet enjoying the calm prospect and pleasant fresh air, yet listening with delight to the cawing of the rooks, yet surveying the wide, hoary front of the hall, and thinking what a great place it was for one lonely little dame like Mrs. Fairfax to inhabit, when that lady appeared at the door.
p. 118.5hoary = old
- "You live just below — do you mean at that house with the battlements?" pointing to Thornfield Hall, on which the moon cast a hoary gleam, bringing it out distinct and pale from the woods that, by contrast with the western sky, now seemed one mass of shadow.
p. 135.1hoary = grayish white in color
- He expressed once, and but once in my hearing, a strong sense of the rugged charm of the hills, and an inborn affection for the dark roof and hoary walls he called his home; but there was more of gloom than pleasure in the tone and words in which the sentiment was manifested; and never did he seem to roam the moors for the sake of their soothing silence — never seek out or dwell upon the thousand peaceful delights they could yield.
p. 404.8hoary = old
- She made such a report of me to her father, that Mr. Oliver himself accompanied her next evening — a tall, massive-featured, middle-aged, and grey-headed man, at whose side his lovely daughter looked like a bright flower near a hoary turret.
p. 426.3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(hoary as in: tells hoary stories) trite due to familiarity; or old-fashioned; or ancient; or old
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(2)
(hoary as in: hoary old man) appearing old -- often with gray hair
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(3)
(hoary as in: hoary leaves) covered with grayish or whitish hairs
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(4)
(hoary as in: hoary ashes) grayish white in color
- (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)