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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hō'mœ-ŏp'a-thist, n. p. 634The same as HOMEOPATHIST.Hō'mœ-ŏp'a-thy, n. p. 634The same as HOMEOPATHY.Hō'moe-o-zō'ie, a. p. 634Pertaining to, or including, similar forms or kinds of life; as, homoeozoic belts on the earth's surface. E. Forbes.Ho-mŏg'a-moŭs, a. p. 634(Bot.) Having the same essential parts of fructification.Hō'mo-gān'g'li-āte, a. p. 634Having the nervous ganglions symmetrically arranged, as in the invertebrates. Dana.Hō'mo-gēne, a. p. 634Homogeneous. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Hō'mo-gē'ne-al or Hō'mo-gē'ne-ous, a. p. 634Of the same kind or nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; as, homogeneous particles, elements, or principles; homogeneous bodies.Hō'mo-gē'ne-al-ness or Hō'mo-ge-nē'i-ty or Hō'mo-gē'ne-ō'us-ness, n. p. 634Sameness of kind or nature; uniformity of structure or material.Ho-mōg'e-ny, n. p. 634Joint nature. [Obs.] Bacon.Hō'mo-grāph'ie, a. p. 634Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound;—said of certain methods of spelling words.Ho-mōg'ra-phy, n. p. 634That method of spelling in which every sound is expressed by a single character, which represents that sound and no other.Hō'moi-ōp'to-tōn, n. p. 634(Rhet.) A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or a tense of like sound.Hō'moi-ou'si-an, n. p. 634(Eccl. Hist.) One who held that the Son was of like, but not the same, essence with the Father.Hō'moi-ou'si-an, a. p. 634Pertaining to the Homoiou-sians, or their belief.Ho-mŏl′o-gāte, v. t. p. 634(Civ. Law.) To approve; to allow; as, the court homologates a proceeding. Wheaton.Hŏm/o-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 634Pertaining to homology; having a structural affinity proceeding from, or based upon, that kind of relation termed homology. Dana.Hŏm'/o-lŏg'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 634In a homological sense or manner. Dana.Ho-mŏl’o-gīze, v. t. p. 634To determine the homologies or structural relations of. Dana.Hōm'o-lo-gou'me-nà, n. pl. p. 634Those books of the New Testament which were universally acknowledged as canonical by the early church;—so called by biblical critics;—opposed to antilegomena.Ho-mŏl'o-goŭs, a. p. 634Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure; especially, (a.) (Geom.) Corresponding in relative position and proportion. In similar polygons, the corresponding sides, angles…Hŏm'/o·lo·grăph'ic, a. p. 634Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion. Homolographic projection, a method of constructing geographical charts or maps, so that the…Hōm'ō-lōgue, n. p. 634That which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, &c., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the…Ho-mŏl′o-gy, n. p. 634The quality of being homologous; correspondence; relation; as, the homology of similar polygons. 2. (Physiol.) Correspondence or relation in type of structure; as, the relation in structure between…Ho-mŏm'a-loūš, a. p. 634(Bot.) Characterized by a similarity in bending or curving to one side, as leaves, and the like, originating all round a stem.Hŏm'o-mŏrph'ous, a. p. 634Similar in shape. Gray.Hŏm'o-ným, n. p. 634A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear.Ho-mŏn'y-mōus, a. p. 634Having different significations, or applied to different things; equivocal; ambiguous. Witts.Ho-mōn’y-mōus-ly, adv. p. 635In an homonymous or equivocal manner.Hō-mŏn'y-my, n. p. 635Sameness between words which differ in signification; ambiguity. There being in this age two Patricks, ... and that the homonymy may be as well in place as in name, three Bangors. Fuller.Hō'mo-ou'si-an, n. p. 635(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in the fourth century, who maintained that the Son had the same essence with the Father;—opposed to homoiousian.Hō'mo-ou'si-an, a. p. 635Pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they held.Hōm'o-phōne, n. p. 635A symbol or character which expresses a like sound or letter with another. Gliddon.Ho-mōph'o-noüs, a. p. 635Of the same pitch; of like sound; unisomous. 2. Expressing the same sound or letter with another; as, an homophonous hieroglyphic.Ho-mōph'o-ny, n. p. 635Sameness of sound. 2. Singing in unison;—in opposition to antiphony. Moore.Ho-mŏp'ter, n. p. 635(Entom.) One of an order of insects having four membranous wings, of which the two posterior are smaller, and do not overlap. See INSECT.Hō-mŏp'te-ră, n. pl. p. 635See HOMOPTERA.Ho-mōp'ter-an, n. p. 635The same as HOMOPTER, q. v.Ho-mōp’ter-oüs, a. p. 635(Entom.) Of, or relating to, the homoptera.Ho-mŏt'o-noüs, a. p. 635Of the same tenor or tone; equable.Ho-mŏt'ro-pal or Ho-mŏt'ro-poùs, a. p. 635Turned in the same direction with something else. 2. (Bot.) Having the embryo in the same general direction as the seed.Hŏm'o-tȳpe, n. p. 635That which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else; thus, the right arm is the homotype of the right leg; one arm is the homotype of the other, &c. R. Owen.Ho-mŭn'cu-lus, n. p. 635A little man; a dwarf; a manikin.Hōne, n. p. 635A stone of a fine grit, used for sharpening instruments that require a fine edge, and particularly for setting razors. 2. A kind of swelling in the cheek. Hone-slates, species of slate used for…Hōne, v. t. p. 635To rub and sharpen on a hone; as, to hone a razor.Hōne, v. i. p. 635To pine; to long. [Obs.] Burton.Hōn'est, a. p. 635Decent; honorable, or suitable. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Rom. xii. 17. 2. Fair; good; unimpeached. Look ye out among you seven men of honest report. Acts vi. 3. 3. Fair in…Hŏn'est, v. t. p. 635To adorn; to grace; to embellish. [Obs.] Sandys.Hōn'es-tā'tion, n. p. 635Adornment; grace; embellishment. [Obs.] Mountague.Hŏn'est-ly, adv. p. 635In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to confess honestly one's real design; to live honestly. Syn.—Justly; fairly; equitably; faithfully; truly; uprightly; sincerely; frankly.Hŏn'es-ty, n. p. 635The quality or state of being honest; upright disposition or conduct. 2. (Bot.) A flowering herb of the genus Lunaria (L. rediviva). Syn.—Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness…Hōne'wort, n. p. 635(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison (S. amomum); — so called because used to cure a hone. See HONE, n., No. 2.Hŏn'ey, n. p. 635A sweet, thick fluid, collected by bees from the flowers of plants, and deposited in cells of the comb in hives. When pure, it is of a yellowish white color, sweet to the taste, of an agreeable odor…Hŏn'ey, v. i. p. 635To be gentle or agreeable; to talk fondly; to use endearments; hence also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to practise servile flattery; to fawn. “Honeying and making love.”…Hŏn'ey, v. t. p. 635To make agreeable or luscious; to sweeten. “Honeyed lines of rhyme.” Byron.Hŏn'ey-băg, n. p. 635The receptacle for honey in a honey-bee. Grew.Hôn'ey-bee, n. p. 635The common bee which makes honey. See BEE.Hŏn'ey-bŭz'ard, n. p. 635(Ornith.) A species of kite (Pernis apivorus) common in Europe; — so called from its habit of breaking into the nests of bees and wasps to obtain the larvæ.Hŏn'ey-cōmb, n. p. 635A mass of hexagonal, waxy cells, formed by bees, and used by them as repositories for their honey and their eggs. 2. Any substance, as a casting of iron, &c., perforated with cells like those of a…Hŏn'ey-cōmbed, a. p. 635Formed or perforated like a honey-comb. Each bastion was honey-combed with casements. Motley.Hōn'ey-dew, n. p. 635A 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 secreted from the plants, and the other…