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white-haired

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Adj.1.white-haired - showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, gray
old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
2.white-haired - favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set"
blue-eyed, fair-haired
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
loved - held dear; "his loved companion of many years"


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In a sitting-room on the ground-floor, ensconced in an armchair with her back to the light, was the owner and mistress of the estate, a white-haired woman of not more than sixty, or even less, wearing a large cap.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
The door was opened by a tall, white-haired Frenchman.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
The French window swung open a little wider, and a handsome white-haired old lady, with a somewhat masterful cast of features, stepped out of it on to the lawn.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Christie, Agatha View in context
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