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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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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…Hŏn'eyed, a. p. 635Covered with honey. 2. Sweet; as, honeyed words. Milton.Hŏn'ey-flōw'er, n. p. 635(Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers attract bees. Loudon.Hŏn'ey-gnăt, n. p. 635An insect. Ainsworth.Hŏn'ey-guīde, n. p. 635(Ornith.) A bird allied to the cuckoo (Indicator albirostris, and other species), which, by its motions and cries, conducts persons to hives of wild honey. It is found in Africa.Hŏn'ey-hăr'vest, n. p. 635Honey collected. Dryden.Hôn'ey-less, a. p. 635Destitute of honey. Shak.Hŏn'ey-lō'cust, n. p. 635(Bot.) A North American tree (Gleditschia triacanthus), armed with thorns, and having long pods with a sweet pulp between the seeds.Hŏn'ey-mŏnth or Hŏn'ey-mōōn, n. p. 635The first month after marriage. Addison.Hŏn'ey-mou'thed, a. p. 635Soft or smooth in speech; persuasive. Shak.Hŏn'ey-stalk, n. p. 635Clover-flower. Mason.Hŏn'ey-stōne, n. p. 635See MELLITE.Hon'ey-sŭck/le, n. p. 635(Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance. The Lonicera periclymenum bears yellow fragrant flowers and red berries: it is found in…Hŏn'ey-sŭck/led, a. p. 635Covered with honeysuckles.Hŏn'ey-sweet, a. p. 635Sweet as honey. Chaucer.Hôn'ey-tôngued, a. p. 635Using soft or sweet speech. Shak.Hôn'ey-wort, n. p. 635(Bot.) A plant of the genus Cerinthe, whose flowers are very attractive to bees. Loudon.Hŏng, n. p. 635A large factory or mercantile house in Canton, where each nation has a separate department, likewise called hong. Hong merchant, a Chinese who is authorized to trade with these hongs. Buchanan.Hŏn'ied, a. p. 635See HONEYED.Hŏn'or, n. p. 635Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; consideration;—when said of the Supreme Being, reverence; veneration. A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. Matt. xiii. 57. 2. That…Hŏn'or, v. t. p. 635To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when said respecting the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship. Honor thy father and…Hŏn'or-a-ble, a. p. 636Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. He was more honorable than all the house of his father. Gen. xxxiv. 19. To advance Your name and honorable family. Shak. 2.…Hŏn'or-a-ble-ness, n. p. 636The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. 2. Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness.