white-haired

adjective

1

: having white hair or covered with white hairs

a white-haired plant

2

: fair-haired sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Middle English white-harid, from white entry 1 + hered, harid haired

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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