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Honey (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Honeyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Honeying.] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. “Honeying and making love.” Shak.
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Rough to common men,
But honey at the whisper of a lord. Tennyson.
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Honey, v. t. To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with, honey.
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Canst thou not honey me with fluent speech? Marston.
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Honey-bag (?), n. (Zoöl.) The receptacle for honey in a honeybee. Shak. Grew.
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Honeybee (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (Apis ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (Apis fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced.
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Honeyberry (?), n.; pl. -berries. The fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries: (a) An Old World hackberry (Celtis australis). (b) In the West Indies, the genip (Melicocca bijuga).
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Honeybird (?), n. (Zoöl.) The honey guide.
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Honeycomb (?), n. [AS. hunigcamb. See , and 1st .] 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.
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2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb.
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Coloq. Honeycomb moth (Zoöl.), the wax moth. -- Coloq. Honeycomb stomach . (Anat.) See .
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Honeycombed (?), a. Formed or perforated like a honeycomb.
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Each bastion was honeycombed with casements. Motley.
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honeycreeper, honey creeper n. 1. Any of a number of small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands belonging to the subfamily Drepanidae.
Syn. -- Hawaiian honeycreeper.
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2. any of numerous species of small, bright, colored, passerine birds of the family Cœrebidæ, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, abundant in Central and South America; they are songbirds with a curved bill for sucking nectar.
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Honeydew (?), n. 1. A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids.
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2. A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.
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3. A .
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Honeydew melon (?), n. A type of winter melon (Cucumis melo inodorus) related to the muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus), but having a smooth pale yellowish-green rind and sweet, juicy, light green flesh. It is slightly ovoid in shape, commonly about 8 to 10 inches long on the long axis.
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Honeyed (?), a. 1. Covered with honey.
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2. Sweet, as, honeyed words. Milton.
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honey eater, honey-eater n. One of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family Meliphagidæ having tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar, abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker.
Syn. -- honeysucker.
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honeyflower, honey flower n. 1. (Bot.) An erect bushy shrub (Lambertia formosa) of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar.
Syn. -- mountain devil, Lambertia formosa.
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2. (Bot.) The Australian shrub (Protea mellifera) whose flowers yield honey copiously.
Syn. -- Protea mellifera.
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3. (Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey.
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Honeyless (?), a. Destitute of honey. Shak.
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Honeymoon (?), n. 1. The first month after marriage. Addison.
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2. A vacation taken together by a newly married couple, usually including a trip away from home.
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3. Hence: [fig.] Any initial period of harmony after two or more people or organizations begin working together; as, the usual honeymoon for a newly elected president was cut short by resumption of partisan sniping over the budget.
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Honey-mouthed (?), a. Soft to sweet in speech; persuasive. Shak.
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Honeystone (?), n. See .
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Honeysucker (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Honeysuckle (?), n. [Cf. AS. hunisūge privet. See , and .] (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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☞ The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and Lonicera Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is Lonicera Xylosteum; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle, under .
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Honeysuckled (?), a. Covered with honeysuckles.
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Honey-sweet (?), a. Sweet as honey. Chaucer.
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Honey-tongued (?), a. Sweet speaking; persuasive; seductive. Shak.
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Honeyware (?), n. (Bot.) See .
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Honeywort (?), n. (Bot.) A European plant of the genus Cerinthe, whose flowers are very attractive to bees. Loudon.
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Hong (?), n. [Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile house, factory.] A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage.
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Coloq. Hong merchant , one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.
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Hong (?), v. t. & i. To hang. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Honied (hŭn�d), a. See .
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Honiton lace (?). A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures; -- so called because chiefly made in Honiton, England.
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Honk (hŏṉk), n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zoöl.) The cry of a wild goose. -- Honking, n.
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Honk (hŏṉk), n. 1. To make a sound like the honk of a goose.
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2. Specifically: To sound the horn on an automobile or other motor vehicle.
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honker (hŏṉkẽr), n. 1. The nose; -- an informal terms used in the U. S. [wns=1] [informal]
Syn. -- beak, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle.
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2. Something that honks.
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3. Specif. The common grayish-brown wild goose (Branta canadensis) of North America; the Canada goose. [wns=2]
Syn. -- Canada goose, Canadian goose, Branta canadensis.
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honky n. 1. A white (caucasian) person; -- a term used by some African-Americans, intended to be disparaging and often taken as offensive. [Also spelled honkie and honkey.]
Syn. -- whitey.
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honky-tonk n. 1. a cheap drinking and dancing establishment; a cheap and tawdry nightclub.
Syn. -- barrelhouse.
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2. A district in which honky-tonks{1} are found.
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honky-tonk a. Pertaining to or resembling a honky-tonk.
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2. (Music) Pertaining to a style of ragtime piano music having a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, accompanied by a bass in strict two-four or four-four time. It is often played on an upright piano having its strings muffled to produce a tinny sound; as, a honky-tonk piano. RHUD
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Honor (ŏnẽr), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also honour.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
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A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. Matt. xiii. 57.
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2. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness.
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Godlike erect, with native honor clad. Milton.
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3. Purity; chastity; -- a term applied mostly to women, but becoming uncommon in usage.
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If she have forgot
Honor and virtue. Shak.
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4. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege; integrity; uprightness; trustworthness.
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Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense
Of justice which the human mind can frame,
Intent each lurking frailty to disclaim,
And guard the way of life from all offense
Suffered or done. Wordsworth.
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I could not love thee, dear, so much,
Loved I not honor more. Lovelace.
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5. That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank. “Restored me to my honors.” Shak.
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I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor. 1 Kings iii. 13.
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Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Ps. civ. 1.
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6. Fame; reputation; credit.
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Some in their actions do woo, and affect honor and reputation. Bacon.
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If my honor is meant anything distinct from conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the censure and esteem of the world. Rogers.
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7. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors. “Their funeral honors.” Dryden.
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8. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
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9. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under .
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10. (Feud. Law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended. Cowell.
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11. pl. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics.
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12. pl. (Whist) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors. R. A. Proctor.
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Coloq. Affair of honor , a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the duel itself. -- Coloq. Court of honor , a court or tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in their nature. -- Coloq. Debt of honor , a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by betting or gambling, considered more binding than if recoverable by law. -- Coloq. Honor bright! An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. Honor court (Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory. -- Coloq. Honor point . (Her.) See . -- Coloq. Honors of war (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying. -- Coloq. Law of honor or Coloq. Code of honor , certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation. Paley. -- Coloq. Maid of honor , (a) a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend the queen when she appears in public. (b) the bride's principle attendant at a wedding, if unmarried. If married, she is referred to as the Coloq. matron of honor . -- Coloq. On one's honor , on the pledge of one's honor; as, the members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their honor. -- Coloq. Point of honor , a scruple or nice distinction in matters affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor. -- Coloq. To do the honors , to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as host or hostess at an entertainment. “To do the honors and to give the word.” Pope. -- Coloq. To do one honor , to confer distinction upon one. -- Coloq. To have the honor , to have the privilege or distinction. -- Coloq. Word of honor , an engagement confirmed by a pledge of honor.
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Honor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Honored (ŏnẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Honoring.] [OE. honouren, onouren, OF. honorer, honourer, F. honorer, fr. L. honorare, fr. honor, n.] 1. To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship.
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Honor thy father and thy mother. Ex. xx. 12.
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That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. John v. 23.
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It is a custom
More honor'd in the breach than the observance. Shak.
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2. To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility.
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Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighten to honor. Esther vi. 9.
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The name of Cassius honors this corruption. Shak.
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3. (Com.) To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange.
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Honorable (ŏnẽrȧb'l), a. [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.] 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.
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Thy name and honorable family. Shak.
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2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.
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3. Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive.
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Is this proceeding just and honorable? Shak.
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4. Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.
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Honorable wounds from battle brought. Dryden.
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5. Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.
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Marriage is honorable in all. Heb. xiii. 4.
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6. Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial.
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7. Of reputable association or use; respectable.
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Let her descend: my chambers are honorable. Shak.
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8. An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman.
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☞ Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English usage upon the younger children of earls and all the children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor, lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage, it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those who hold, or have held, any of the higher public offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or of the Senate, mayors, and often also extended to lower officials, such as city council members.
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Coloq. Right honorable . See under .
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Honorableness, n. 1. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.
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2. Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness.
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Honorably (?), adv. 1. In an honorable manner; in a manner showing, or consistent with, honor.
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The reverend abbot . . . honorably received him. Shak.
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Why did I not more honorably starve? Dryden.
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2. Decently; becomingly. [Obs.] “Do this message honorably.” Shak.

Syn. -- Magnanimously; generously; nobly; worthily; justly; equitably; fairly; reputably.

{ Honorarium (?), Honorary (?), } n. [L. honorarium (sc. donum), fr. honorarius. See , a.] 1. A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars. S. Longfellow.
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2. (Law) An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price. Heumann.
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Honorary, a. [L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf. F. honoraire.] 1. Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services. Macaulay.
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2. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree. “Honorary arches.” Addison.
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3. Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.
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honored adj. 1. of high repute; -- of people.
Syn. -- esteemed, prestigious, respected.
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2. greatly admired.
Syn. -- glorious, illustrious, magnificent.
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honoree n. 1. a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments. Correlative of honorer or conferrer.
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Honorer (?), n. One who honors.
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Honorific (?), a. [See , , and .] Conferring honor; tending to honor. London Spectator.
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Honorless (?), a. Destitute of honor; not honored. Bp. Warburton.
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honour n. & v. Same as ; -- chiefly British usage. [Brit.]
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honours n. A university degree with honors; -- a term used in Great Britain. [Brit.]
Syn. -- honours degree.
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Honshu prop. n. [Jap.] the main island of Japan. Together with the islands of Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku it forms the bulk of the land area of Japan.
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Hont (hŏnt), n. & v. See under . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Honvéd (?), n. [Hung. honvēd; hon home + vēd defense.] 1. The Hungarian army in the revolutionary war of 1848-49.
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2. same as .
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Honvédség (?), n. [Hung. honvēdsēg; honvēd + sēg, an abstract or collective suffix.] (Hungary) See , above.
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Hoo (?), interj. 1. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. Hurrah! -- an exclamation of triumphant joy. Shak.
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hooch n. 1. an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor. [slang] [wns=1]
Syn. -- hootch.
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2. (Military Slang) A living quarters; especially: a thatched hut in Southeast Asia, or any living quarters where a serviceman lives together with a local woman.
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-hood (?). [OE. hod, had, hed, hede, etc., person, rank, order, condition, AS. hād; akin to OS. hēd, OHG. heit, G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf. Skr. kētu brightness, cit to appear, be noticeable, notice. √217. Cf. .] A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the form -head.
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Hood (?), n. [OE. hood, hod, AS. hōd; akin to D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed. √13.] 1. State; condition. [Obs.]
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How could thou ween, through that disguised hood
To hide thy state from being understood? Spenser.
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2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially: (a) A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed. (b) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. “All hoods make not monks.” Shak. (c) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure. (d) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood. (e) A covering for a horse's head. (f) (Falconry) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of .
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3. Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as: (a) The top or head of a carriage. (b) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind. (c) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue. (d) The top of a pump. (e) (Ord.) A covering for a mortar. (f) (Bot.) The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also helmet. Gray. (g) (Naut.) A covering or porch for a companion hatch.
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4. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.
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