hoar vs silvery

hoar

adj
  • Of a white or greyish-white colour. 

  • Hoarily bearded. 

noun
  • A white or greyish-white colour. 

  • Hoariness; antiquity. 

silvery

adj
  • Resembling silver in color, shiny white. 

  • Sprinkled or covered with silver. 

  • Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound. 

How often have the words hoar and silvery occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )