4. Moldy; mossy; musty. [Obs.] Knolles.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of a pale silvery gray.
6. (Bot.)
Defn: Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs; canescent. Hoary bat (Zoöl.), an American bat (Atalapha cinerea), having the hair yellowish, or brown, tipped with white.
HOATZIN
Ho"at*zin, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Hoazin.
HOAX
Hoax, n. Etym: [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.]
Defn: A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Macaulay.
HOAX
Hoax, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoaxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.]