Chapter 744

Ho*mom"al*lous (?) , a. [ Homo- + Gr. <?/ a lock of wool.] (Bot.) Uniformly bending or curving to one side; -- said of leaves which grow on several sides of a stem.

Homomorphic, Homomorphous <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*mor"phic (?) , Ho`mo*mor"phous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ the same + <?/ shape.] Characterized by homomorphism.

Homomorphism <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*mor"phism (?) , n. [See Homomorphous .] 1. (Biol.) Same as Homomorphy .

2. (Bot.) The possession, in one species of plants, of only one kind of flowers; -- opposed to heteromorphism , dimorphism , and trimorphism .

3. (Zo\'94l.) The possession of but one kind of larv\'91 or young, as in most insects.

<-- 4. (Math) A special type of mapping of one mathematical set into or onto another set . . . -->

Homomorphy <Xpage=702>

Ho"mo*mor`phy (?) , n. [ Homo- + Gr. <?/ form.] (Biol.) Similarity of form; resemblance in external characters, while widely different in fundamental structure; resemblance in geometric ground form. See Homophyly , Promorphology .

Homonomous <Xpage=702>

Ho*mon"o*mous (?) , a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to homonomy.

Homonomy <Xpage=702>

Ho*mon"o*my (?) , n. [ Homo- + Gr. <?/ law.] (Biol.) The homology of parts arranged on transverse axes.

Haeckel.

Homonym <Xpage=702>

Hom"o*nym (?) , n. [Cf. F. homonyme . See Homonymous .] A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear . [Written also homonyme .]

Homonymous <Xpage=702>

Ho*mon"y*mous (?) , a. [L. homonymus , Gr. <?/; <?/ the same + <?/, for <?/ name; akin to E. name .] 1. Having the same name or designation; standing in the same relation; -- opposed to heteronymous .

2. Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous.

Homonymously <Xpage=702>

Ho*mon"y*mous*ly , adv. 1. In an homonymous manner; so as to have the same name or relation.

2. Equivocally; ambiguously.

Homonymy <Xpage=702>

Ho*mon"y*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. homonymie .] 1. Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations.

Holland.

Homonymy may be as well in place as in persons. Fuller.

2. Sameness of name or designation of things or persons which are different; ambiguity.

Homo\'94rgan <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*\'94r"gan (?) . [ Homo- + organ .] Same as Homoplast .

Homoousian <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*ou"si*an (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ the same + <?/ being, essence, substance.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian .

Homoousian <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*ou"si*an , a. Of or pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they held.

Homophone <Xpage=702>

Hom"o*phone (?) , n. [Cf. F. homophone . See Homophonous .] 1. A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another.

Gliddon.

2. A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl ; bare and bear ; rite , write , right , and wright .

Homophonic, Homophonous <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*phon"ic (?) , Ho*moph"o*nous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ the same + <?/ sound, tone: cf. F. homophone .] 1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic. (b) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody.

2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey .

Homophony <Xpage=702>

Ho*moph"o*ny (?) , n. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. homophonie .] 1. Sameness of sound.

2. (Mus.) (a) Sameness of sound; unison. (b) Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony . See Homophonous .

Homophylic <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*phyl"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Relating to homophily.

Homophyly <Xpage=702>

Ho*moph"y*ly (?) , n. [ Homo- + Gr. <?/ a clan.] (Biol.) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy , to which genealogic basis is wanting.

Haeckel.

Homoplasmy <Xpage=702>

Ho"mo*plas`my (?) , n. [ Homo- + Gr. <?/ anything formed, fr. <?/ to form, mold.] (Biol.) Resemblance between different plants or animals, in external shape, in general habit, or in organs, which is not due to descent from a common ancestor, but to similar surrounding circumstances.

Homoplast <Xpage=702>

Hom"o*plast (?) , n. (Biol.) One of the plastids composing the idorgan of Haeckel; -- also called homo\'94rgan .

Homoplastic <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*plas"tic (?) , a. [ Homo- + plastic .] Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplastic organs; homoplastic forms.

Homoplasty <Xpage=702>

Ho"mo*plas`ty (?) , n. [ Homo- + plasty .] (Biol.) The formation of homologous tissues.

Homoplasy <Xpage=702>

Ho*mop"la*sy (?) , n. [ Homo- + Gr. <?/ to form, mold.] (Biol.) See Homogeny .

Homopolic <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*pol"ic (?) , a. [ Homo- + pole .] (Biol.) In promorphology, pertaining to or exhibiting that kind of organic form, in which the stereometric ground form is a pyramid, with similar poles . See Promorphology .

Homopter <Xpage=702>

Ho*mop"ter (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Homoptera.

Homoptera <Xpage=702>

Ho*mop"te*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the same, like + <?/ wing.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera .

Homopteran <Xpage=702>

Ho*mop"ter*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An homopter.

Homopterous <Xpage=702>

Ho*mop"ter*ous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera.

Homostyled <Xpage=702>

Ho"mo*styled (?) , a. [ Homo- + style .] (Bot.) Having only one form of pistils; -- said of the flowers of some plants.

Darwin.

Homosystemic <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*sys*tem"ic (?) , a. [ Homo- + systemic .] (Biol.) Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit (gastrula or plant enbryo) differentiates.

Homotaxia <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*tax"i*a (?) , n. [NL.] Same as Homotaxis .

Homotaxial, Homotaxic <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*tax"i*al (?) , Ho`mo*tax"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Relating to homotaxis.

Homotaxis <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*tax"is (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the same + <?/ arrangement.] (Biol.) Similarly in arrangement of parts; -- the opposite of heterotaxy .

Homotaxy <Xpage=702>

Ho"mo*tax`y (?) , n. Same as Homotaxis .

Homothermic, Homothermous <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*ther"mic (?) , Ho`mo*ther"mous (?) , a. [ Homo- + Gr. <?/ heat.] (Physiol.) Warm-blooded; homoiothermal; h\'91matothermal.

Homotonous <Xpage=702>

Ho*mot"o*nous (?) , a. [L. homotonus , Gr. <?/; <?/ the same + <?/ tone.] Of the same tenor or tone; equable; without variation.

Homotropal, Homotropous <Xpage=702>

Ho*mot"ro*pal (?) , Ho*mot"ro*pous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ the same + <?/ turn, fr. <?/ to turn: cf. F. homotrope .] 1. Turned in the same direction with something else.

2. (Bot.) Having the radicle of the seed directed towards the hilum.

Homotypal <Xpage=702>

Ho"mo*ty`pal (?) , a. (Biol.) Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype; as, homotypal parts .

Homotype <Xpage=702>

Hom"o*type (?) , n. [ Homo- + - type .] (Biol.) That 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, etc.

Owen.

Homotypic, Homotypical <Xpage=702>

Ho`mo*typ"ic (?) , Ho`mo*typ"ic*al (?) , a. (Biol.) Same as Homotypal .

Homotypy <Xpage=702>

Ho"mo*ty`py (?) , n. [See Homotype .] (Biol.) A term suggested by Haeckel to be instead of serial homology . See Homotype .

Homunculus <Xpage=702>

Ho*mun"cu*lus (?) , n. ; pl. Homunculi (#) . [L., dim. of homo man.] A little man; a dwarf; a manikin.

Sterne.

Hond <Xpage=702>

Hond (?) , n. Hand. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Hone <Xpage=702>

Hone (?) , v. i. [Etymology uncertain. &root;37.] To pine; to lament; to long.

Lamb.

Hone <Xpage=702>

Hone , n. [Cf. Icel. h<?/n a knob.] A kind of swelling in the cheek.

Hone <Xpage=702>

Hone , n. [AS. h\'ben ; akin to Icel. hein , OSw. hen ; cf. Skr. \'87\'be<?/a , also \'87\'d3 , \'87i , to sharpen, and E. cone . &root;38, 228.] A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.

Tusser.

Hone slate See Polishing slate . -- Hone stone , one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See Novaculite .

Hone <Xpage=702>

Hone , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Honed (?) ; p]. pr. & vb. n. Honing .] To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor .

Honest <Xpage=702>

Hon"est (?) , a. [OE. honest , onest , OF. honeste , oneste , F. honn\'88te , L. honestus , fr. honos , honor , honor. See Honor .] 1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

Chaucer.

Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching! Shak.

2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight<?/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.

An honest man's the noblest work of God. Pope.

An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health. Sir W. Temple.

Look ye out among you seven men of honest report. Acts vi. 3.

Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Rom. xii. 17.

3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance .

4. Chaste; faithfuk; virtuous.

Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. Shak.

Syn. -- Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful; equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid; genuine.

Honest <Xpage=702>

Hon"est , v. t. [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester . See Honest , a. ] To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. [Obs.]

Abp. Sandys.

Honestation <Xpage=702>

Hon`es*ta"tion (?) , n. The act of honesting; grace; adornment. [Obs.]

W. Montagu.

Honestetee <Xpage=702>

Ho*nes"te*tee (?) , n. Honesty; honorableness. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Honestly <Xpage=702>

Hon"est*ly (?) , adv. 1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly ; to speak honestly .

Shak.

To come honestly by . (a) To get honestly. (b) A circumlocution for to inherit ; as, to come honestly by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.

Honesty <Xpage=702>

Hon"es*ty (?) , n. [OE. honeste , oneste , honor, OF. honest\'82 , onest\'82 (cf. F. honn\'88tet\'82 ), L. honestas . See Honest , a. ] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. Shak.

2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.

That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty . 1 Tim. ii. 2.

3. Chastity; modesty.

Chaucer.

To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak.

4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort . Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty.

Syn. -- Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.

Honewort <Xpage=702>

Hone"wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison ( S.Amomum ); -- so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone .

Honey <Xpage=702>

Hon"ey (?) , n. [OE. honi , huni , AS. hunig ; akin to OS. honeg , D. & G. honig , OHG. honag , honang , Icel. hunang , Sw. h\'86ning , Dan. honning , cf. Gr. <?/ dust, Skr. kaa grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.

2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.

The honey of his language. Shak.

3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment.

Chaucer.

Honey , you shall be well desired in Cyprus. Shak.

&hand; Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of compound; as, honey dew or honey dew; honey guide or honey guide; honey locust or honey -locust.

Honey ant (Zo\'94l.) , a small ant ( Myrmecocystus melliger ), found in the Southwestern United States, and in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey, their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the honey and feed the rest. -- Honey badger (Zo\'94l.) , the ratel. -- Honey bear . (Zo\'94l.) See Kinkajou . -- Honey buzzard (Zo\'94l.) , a bird related to the kites, of the genus Pernis . The European species is P. apivorus ; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is P. ptilorhyncha . They feed upon honey and the larv\'91 of bees. Called also bee hawk , bee kite . -- Honey creeper (Zo\'94l.) , one of numerous species of small, bright, colored, passerine birds of the family C\'d2rebid\'91 , abundant in Central and South America. -- Honey easter (Zo\'94l.) , one of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family Meliphagid\'91 , abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker . -- Honey flower (Bot.) , an evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus , a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey. -- Honey guide (Zo\'94l.) , one of several species of small birds of the family Indicatorid\'91 , inhabiting Africa and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also honeybird , and indicator . -- Honey harvest , the gathering of honey from hives, or the honey which is gathered. Dryden . -- Honey kite . (Zo\'94l.) See Honey buzzard (above). -- Honey locust (Bot.) , a North American tree ( Gleditschia triacanthos ), armed with thorns, and having long pods with a sweet pulp between the seeds. -- Honey month . Same as Honeymoon . -- Honey weasel (Zo\'94l.) , the ratel.

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Honey <Xpage=703>

Hon"ey (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Honeyed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Honeying .] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. " Honeying and making love."

Shak.

Rough to common men, But honey at the whisper of a lord. Tennyson.

Honey <Xpage=703>

Hon"ey , v. t. To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with, honey.

Canst thou not honey me with fluent speech? Marston.

Honey-bag <Xpage=703>

Hon"ey-bag` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The receptacle for honey in a honeybee.

Shak. Grew.

Honeybee <Xpage=703>

Hon"ey*bee` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any bee of the genus Apis , which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ( Apis mellifica ), the Italian bee ( A. ligustica ), and the Arabiab bee ( A. fasciata ). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced.

Honeybird <Xpage=703>

Hon"ey*bird` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The honey guide.

Honeycomb <Xpage=703>

Hon"ey*comb` (?) , n. [AS. hunigcamb . See Honey , and 1st Comb .] 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.

2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb.

Honeycomb moth (Zo\'94l.) , the wax moth. -- Honeycomb stomach . (Anat.) See Reticulum .

Honeycombed <Xpage=703>

Hon"ey*combed` (?) , a. Formed or perforated like a honeycomb.

Each bastion was honeycombed with casements. Motley.

Honeydew <Xpage=703>