Vocabulary : Honey-tongued to Honorable
Honey-tongued : Sweet speaking; persuasive; seductive.
Honeyware : See Badderlocks.
Honeywort : A European plant of the genus Cerinthe, whose flowers are very attractive to bees.
Hong : 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. ;; To hang.
Honied : See Honeyed.
Honing : of Hone
Honiton lace : A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures; -- so called because chiefly made in Honiton, England.
Honk : The cry of a wild goose.
Honor : Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence. ;; 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. ;; 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. ;; That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank. ;; Fame; reputation; credit. ;; 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. ;; A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation. ;; A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to p
Honorable : Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. ;; High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. ;; Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive. ;; Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds. ;; Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude. ;; Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial. ;; Of reputable association or use; respectable. ;; An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman.
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