haar

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Mr. Grant explained that the dunes tend to suffer from the notorious haar, a thick fog that pours in from the sea.

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  1. A fog; a chill easterly wind accompanied by light fog. [Scotch.] On looking towards St. Andrews from Leith walk I perceived a dense cloudiness all along the horizon: this I have no doubt was your easterly haar at the very time that we were in brilliant sunshine and were oppressed with heat. Hanna, Chalmers, III. 85.

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  • The harmattan was like an Edinburgh “haar,” though it was not cold except between midnight and daybreak; the air was thick with fine sand dust, and often she could not see three yards away. —  Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
  • De naam is het pseudoniem van Marie Blanco Hedrickx, die door haar Nederlandse grootmoeder altijd liefkozend als 'mijn schatje' werd aangesproken. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • De musicalster is inmiddels iets meer dan vier maanden zwanger van haar man Greg, schrijft ze op haar Hyves-pagina. —  Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'
  • Illustrator art van Mijn Schatje - De franse kunstenares Mijn Schatje exposeert in Amsterdam met haar Illustrator art. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Met hen gaat ze op zoek naar haar familie in Parijs, terwijl Rasputin achter haar hielen zit met het doel haar te vermoorden. —  Mininova
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  1. Also har, harr, hair; cf. Scots har, 'hore, hare, cold, chill, moist.
 

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