haze

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

Formerly also hase; the earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century. Cf. Old Norse höss (“‘grey’”), akin to Old English hasu (“‘gray’”). ^[1]
(Verification for this etymology is sought):Origin unknown; there is nothing to connect the word with Old English hasu, haso (“‘gray’”).

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• hāz, /heɪz/, /heIz/

  Rhymes: -eɪz

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• hays
• heys

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haze (countable and uncountable; plural hazes)

1. Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
   • 1772 December, James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Around the World, vol. 1 ch. 2:

   Our hopes, however, soon vanished; for before eight o'clock, the serenity of the sky was changed into a thick haze, accompanied with rain.

   • 1895, H.G. Wells, The Cone:

   A blue haze, half dust, half mist, touched the long valley with mystery.

2. The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
   • 1998, Leonard I. Nass and Charles A. Heiberger, Encyclopedia of PVC [1], ISBN 0824778227, page 318:

   Haze is listed as a percent value and, typically, is about 1% for meat film.

3. (brewing, countable) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
   • 1985, Philip Jackisch, Modern Winemaking [2], ISBN 0801414555, page 69:

   Various clarifying and fining agents are used in winemaking to remove hazes.

4. Mental confusion; the state of being in a haze.
   • 2000, Daphné Du Maurier, The Scapegoat [3], ISBN 081221725X, page 218:

   In my haze of alcohol, I thought for one crazy instant that he had plumbed my secret.

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• hazy

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to haze (third-person singular simple present hazes, present participle hazing, simple past and past participle hazed)

1. To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit.
2. To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.

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• Notes:

1. ^ haze in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

• haze in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911