haze

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  1. noun Atmospheric moisture, dust, smoke, and vapor that diminishes visibility.
  2. noun A partially opaque covering: Let the polish dry to a haze before buffing it.
  3. noun A vague or confused state of mind.

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  • The towers and minarets of Agpur began at last to grow visible through the wavering haze, and Gerrard realised that a grove of trees surrounding a saint's tomb, which they were approaching, would be the scene of a halt to rearrange the procession and enable it to enter the city with proper dignity. —  The Path to Honour
  • Arrived there, the haze was thicker than ever, giving to view only the sparkling waters at our feet, and the nearest mountains, whose craggy sides overhang the lake. —  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
  • There the haze was glowing with purple and crimson; and there was Henri intently watching for the first golden spark of the sun, when Toussaint touched his shoulder, and pointed to the northwards. —  The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance
  • If you see a mere haze, your star number is 0; if you see 4 little pin points in the haze, your number is 8; if you see 6, your number is 12. —  Woodland Tales
  • And the sun was like dull copper through the haze, and the moon like a guttering candle, and stars there were none And when the moon was at its full, they came to the Hill of the Bell. —  Messer Marco Polo
 

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  1. Probably back-formation from hazy.
  2. Perhaps from obsolete haze, to frighten, from obsolete French haser, to annoy, from Old French.

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  1. Formerly also hase; the earliest instances (namely, of haze, v., and hazy, adjective: see quot.) are of the latter part of the 17th century. Origin unknown; there is nothing to connect the word with Anglo-Saxon hasu, haso, gray (applied to the dove, eagle, wolf, to smoke, to garments, etc., but not to the weather), = Icelandic höss, gray (applied to the eagle, wolf, the hair of the head, etc., but not to the weather).
  2. from haze, n.
  3. Formerly also hase; from Old French haser, irritate, vex, annoy, insult (Godefroy).
 

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