GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Haze , n. [Cf. Icel. höss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. aézen, ézen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.]
   Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency in the air; hence, figuratively, obscurity; dimness.
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   O'er the sky
   The silvery haze of summer drawn.
   Tennyson.
   
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   Above the world's uncertain haze.
   Keble.
   
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   A state of confusion, uncertainty, or vagueness of thought or perception; as, after the explosion, people were wandering around in a haze.
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   Haze, v. i. To be hazy, or thick with haze.
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   Haze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hazed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hazing.] [Also hase.] [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has hough, OD. hæssen ham.]
   To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work.
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   To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students, as an initiation rite into a fraternity or other group; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman.
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