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• hoary old-fashioned — adjective 1 very old: a hoary old joke 2 hoary hair is grey or white 3 having grey or white hair hoariness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hoary — hoar|y [ˈho:ri] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: hoar; HOARFROST] 1.) [usually before noun] a hoary joke, remark etc is so well known that people no longer find it amusing or interesting ▪ Not that hoary old chestnut (=old idea, joke, remark etc)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hoary — hoarily, adv. hoariness, n. /hawr ee, hohr ee/, adj., hoarier, hoariest. 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… …   Universalium

• hoary — UK [ˈhɔːrɪ] / US [ˈhɔrɪ] adjective Word forms hoary : adjective hoary comparative hoarier superlative hoariest 1) a hoary joke has been told many times before and is no longer funny 2) literary a hoary person is old and has white hair …   English dictionary

• hoary — hoar|y [ hɔri ] adjective 1. ) a hoary joke has been told many times before and is no longer funny 2. ) LITERARY a hoary person is old and has white hair …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hoary — adj. (hoarier, hoariest) 1 a (of hair) grey or white with age. b having such hair; aged. 2 old and trite (a hoary joke). 3 Bot. & Zool. covered with short white hairs. Derivatives: hoarily adv. hoariness n …   Useful english dictionary

• aesthetics — /es thet iks/ or, esp. Brit., /ees /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view to establishing the… …   Universalium

• Li'l Abner — This article is about the comic strip. For the stage musical, see Li l Abner (musical). For the film musical, see Li l Abner (1959 film). For the 1940 film, see Li l Abner (1940 film). Li l Abner It s Jack Jawbreaker! Li l Abner visits the… …   Wikipedia

• chestnut — [[t]tʃe̱snʌt[/t]] chestnuts 1) N COUNT A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves. → See also horse chestnut 2) N COUNT Chestnuts are the reddish brown nuts that grow on chestnut trees. You can eat chestnuts. 3) COLOUR Something …   English dictionary

• Black Hand (comics) — Superherobox| caption= Art By Ethan Van Sciver comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Black Hand real name=William Hand publisher=DC Comics debut= Green Lantern (2nd series) #29 (June 1964) creators=John Broome, Gil Kane alliance… …   Wikipedia