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   Haze (hāz), n. [Cf. Icel. höss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. aézen, ézen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.]
   1. 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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   2. 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.  Ray.
   
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   Haze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hazed (hāzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hazing.] [Also hase.] [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has hough, OD. hæssen ham.]
   1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work.
   
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   2. 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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