haze
see also: Haze
Pronunciation Noun
Haze
Proper noun
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see also: Haze
Pronunciation Noun
haze (uncountable)
- 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.
- 1772 December, James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Around the World, vol. 1 ch. 2:
- A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
- An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
- The soap left a persistent haze on the drinking glasses.
- The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax.
- (figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
- 1957, Daphne du Maurier, The Scapegoat , ISBN 081221725X, page 218:
- In my haze of alcohol, I thought for one crazy instant that he had plumbed my secret.
- 1957, Daphne du Maurier, The Scapegoat , ISBN 081221725X, page 218:
- (uncountable, engineering, packaging) 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 , ISBN 0824778227, page 318:
- Haze is listed as a percent value and, typically, is about 1% for meat film.
- 1998, Leonard I. Nass and Charles A. Heiberger, Encyclopedia of PVC , ISBN 0824778227, page 318:
- (countable, brewing) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
- 1985, Philip Jackisch, Modern Winemaking , ISBN 0801414555, page 69:
- Various clarifying and fining agents are used in winemaking to remove hazes.
- 1985, Philip Jackisch, Modern Winemaking , ISBN 0801414555, page 69:
- French: brume, poudroiement
- German: Dunst
- Italian: nebbia, foschia
- Portuguese: névoa
- Russian: ды́мка
- Spanish: bruma
- French: trouble, brouillard
- Italian: stato confusionale
- Russian: помутне́ние
- Russian: помутне́ние
haze (hazes, present participle hazing; past and past participle hazed)
- To be hazy, or thick with haze.
haze (hazes, present participle hazing; past and past participle hazed)
- (US, informal) 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.
- To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
- (transitive) In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.
Haze
Proper noun
- A female given name.
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