Part 883

Motley.

Hon"ey*dew` (?), 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.

2. A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.

Hon"eyed (?), a. 1. Covered with honey.

2. Sweet, as, honeyed words. Milton.

Hon"ey*less (?), a. Destitute of honey. Shak.

Hon"ey*moon` (?), n. The first month after marriage. Addison.

Hon"ey-mouthed` (?), a. Soft to sweet in speech; persuasive. Shak.

Hon"ey*stone` (?), n. See Mellite.

Hon"ey*suck`er (?), n. (Zoˆl.) See Honey eater, under Honey.

Hon"ey*suc`kle (?), n. [Cf. AS. hunis&?;ge privet. See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.

The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, L. Caprifolium, and L. Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; L. Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; L. grata, the American woodbine, and L. sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is L. Xylosteum; the American, L. 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 French.

Hon"ey*suc`kled (?), a. Covered with honeysuckles.

Hon"ey-sweet` (?), a. Sweet as honey. Chaucer.

Hon"ey-tongued` (?), a. Sweet speaking; persuasive; seductive. Shak.

Hon"ey*ware` (?), n. (Bot.) See Badderlocks.

Hon"ey*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A European plant of the genus Cerinthe, whose flowers are very attractive to bees. Loudon.

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.

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.

Hong (?), v. t. & i. To hang. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Hon"ied (?), a. See Honeyed.

Hon"i*ton lace` (?). A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures; -- so called because chiefly made in Honiton, England.

Honk (?), n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zoˆl.) The cry of a wild goose. -- Honk"ing, n.

Hon"or (?), 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.

A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country.

Matt. xiii. 57.

2. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity.

If she have forgot Honor and virtue.