Defn: 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
Hon"ey, v. t.
Defn: To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with, honey.
Canst thou not honey me with fluent speech Marston.
HONEY-BAG
Hon"ey-bag`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The receptacle for honey in a honeybee. Shak. Grew.
HONEYBEE
Hon"ey*bee`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
HONEYBERRY Hon"ey*ber`ry, n.; pl. -berries. The fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries: (a) An Old World hackberry (Celtis australis). (b) In the West Indies, the genip (Melicocca bijuga).
HONEYBIRD
Hon"ey*bird`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The honey guide.