Толковый словарь английского языка - haze

I. noun Etymology: probably back-formation from hazy Date: 1706 1. fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency of the air, a cloudy appearance in a transparent liquid or solid, something suggesting atmospheric ~, II. verb (~d; hazing) Date: 1801 transitive verb to make hazy, dull, or cloudy, intransitive verb to become hazy or cloudy, III. transitive verb (~d; hazing) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1840 1. to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work, to harass by banter, ridicule, or criticism, to ~ by way of initiation , to drive (as cattle or horses) from horseback, ~r noun