Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
honey .
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Examples
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He after such sort called the king apoilitos, which is letter for letter Ptolomaeus and Queene Arsinoe he called [...], which is Arsinoe, now the subtillitie lyeth not in the conuersion but in the sence in this that Apomelitos, signifieth in Greek [hony sweet] so was Ptolome the sweetest natured man in the world both for countenance and conditions, and Ioneras, signifieth the violet or flower of Iuno a stile among the Greekes for a woman endued with all bewtie and magnificence, which construction falling out grateful and so truly, exceedingly well pleased the King and the Queene, and got Lycophron no litle thanke and benefite at both their hands.
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The Bees do here and there sucke this and cull that flower, but afterward they produce the hony, which is peculiarly their owne, then is it no more Thyme or Majoram.
Of the Institution and Education of Children. To the Ladie Diana of Foix, Countesse of Gurson. 1909
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The Bees do here and there sucke this and cull that flower, but afterward they produce the hony, which is peculiarly their owne, then is it no more Thyme or Majoram.
Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian Various 1562
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The latter was so welded to Fidel that it is hard to iimagine that he was tempted by hony…his perfurme is FIDEL.
Fidel Castro Blogs About ‘the Honey of Power’ - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The latter was so welded to Fidel that it is hard to iimagine that he was tempted by hony…his perfurme is FIDEL.
Fidel Castro Blogs About ‘the Honey of Power’ - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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LadeezMan42: “so sry hony gotta meetin on wed yadda yadda”
Danielle Crittenden: The Secret Presidential IMs: Bush and Clinton Talk Turkey 2008
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Take capons half yrosted, and smyte hem on pyces, and do thereto pynes and hony clarified.
Philocrites: It's Friday: Time for Middle English cooking! 2005
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Take capons half yrosted, and smyte hem on pyces, and do thereto pynes and hony clarified.
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Gaylede: Take almaunde mylke and flowre of rys, and do therto sugre or hony, and powder gyngere; then take fygs, and kerve them ato, or roysonys yhole, or harde wastel ydicyd and coloure it with saunderys and sette it and dresse hem yn.
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Gaylede: Take almaunde mylke and flowre of rys, and do therto sugre or hony, and powder gyngere; then take fygs, and kerve them ato, or roysonys yhole, or harde wastel ydicyd and coloure it with saunderys and sette it and dresse hem yn.
fbharjo commented on the word hony
sharpy??????????
July 9, 2009