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Honey
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HON'EY, n. hun'y.
1. A sweet vegetable juice, collected by bees from the flowers of plants, and deposited in cells of the comb in hives. Honey, when pure, is of a moderate consistence, of a whitish color,tinged with yellow,sweet to the taste, of an agreeable smell, soluble in water, and becoming vinous by fermentation. In medicine, it is useful as a detergent and aperient. It is supposed to consist of sugar, mucilage, and an acid.
2. Sweetness lusciousness.
The king hath found
Matter against him, that forever mars
The honey of his language.
3. A word of tenderness sweetness sweet one.
HON'EY, To talk fondly. Little used.
1. To sweeten.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Honey'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/h/honey.html.
Entry for 'Honey'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/h/honey.html.
