Honey Water

A very agreeable perfume, made by di olving the e ential oils of pergamot, cloves, and lavender, a few drops of attar of roses, and some musk, in spirits of wine; after digesting for some days, and staining with Saunder's wood, it is filtered and fit for the toilet. Honfleur, ( howng'flur ,) a fortified town and seaport of France, dept. Calvados, on the left bank of the Seine, opposite to Havre, from which it is 6 m. distant. Manuf . Lace, hardware, butter, and alum. It has an excellent harbor sheltered by a pier. Pop . 10,361. Hong, the name given by the Chinese to any factory belonging to European merchants at Canton. The Hong merchants were ten or twelve natives who were the only ones legally entitled to trade with foreigners, or "the outer barbarians." Since the last Chinese war (see CHINA), however, the facilities for trade have been greatly increased, and commerce, instead of being monopolized by the Hong merchants, has become more general. Hong-Kong, an island of China in the Bay of Canton, E. of Macao, Lat. 22° 16' N., Lon. 111°50′ E.; area , 32 sq. m. It was given to the British by the treaty of Nan-Kin in 1842, depends on the presidency of Calcutta, and has Victoria as capital. Pop . (1897) 236,200, of whom about 18,00C are Europe ans. Honied, ( hun'nid ,) a. See HONEYED. Honi so it qui mal y pense. [0. Fr., evil be to him that evil thinks.] The motto of the Order of the GARTER, q. v. Honolulu, capital of the Hawaiian Islands, in the island of Oahu, on the bay of the same name, Lat. 210 18 N., Long., 157° 55′ W. It is the residence of the king and of his government, and the centre of the chief interests of the islands. A line of steamers runs from San Francisco to Australia, touching at Honolulu. Honor, Honour, (on'ur,) n. [Lat. honor, honos; Fr. honneur; It. onóre; Sp. honór , akin to Ir. onéir , and probably allied to Gr. ainos , praise.] Esteem, respect, or consideration due, or paid, to worth; high estimation or praise; - when used in reference to the Creator, veneration; reverence. "Honour and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honour lies." - Pope. -Dignity; exalted place or rank; distinction; fame; high moral worth true noblene of mind; magnanimity; - more especially in men, probity; integrity; - in women, chastity; purity. "We mutually pledge.... our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour." - Jefferson. -Scorn of meanne , springing from the fear of reproach; a umed appearance of noblene ; real or affected nicety of sense, as regards what is right, just, and proper. "The jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honour feels." Tennyson. -Any particular quality or virtue much valued; dignity of mien; noble appearance; high rank, and, sometimes, reputation; that which honors. "He gave his honours to the world again." - Shaks. -A testimony of esteem; any expre ion or token of respect or high estimation; a title of dignity or distinction; -generally in the plural; as, he was received with military honors . -An ornament for the person, a decoration bestowed and worn as a badge of merit or distinction. "Man... bears his blushing honours thick upon him."-Shaks. -pl . ( Games .) In card-playing, the four highest cards, or court-cards-the ace, king, queen, and knave; as, (in Whist,) two by honors , and the odd trick. -pl . In the English universities, the highest academic prizes or distinctions; as, to read for honors ; he took honors at Cambridge, . (Feud. Law.) A seigniory of the nobler sort, having several inferior lordships and manors dependent upon it. H. Court . ( Feud . Law.) A court held in an honor or manorial jurisdiction. - Court of H. See CHIVALRY. H. ( Legion of ). ( Fr. Hist .) See LEGION OF HONOR. H. (Maids of ). In the courts of European sovereigns, ladies whose duty it is to attend the queen when she appears in public. Honors of War . ( Mil . ) Certain stipulated terms granted to a beaten enemy, by which he is permitted to march out of a fortre or town, or from a camp or a line of intrenchments, with all the pomp and pageantry of military etiquette. The term is also used to signify the compliments offered to high personages or military heroes respect, repute, or regard; to revere; to treat with deference and submi ion; and when employed with reference to the Almighty, to reverence, to manifest the highest veneration for in words and actions, to entertain the most exalted thoughts of, to worship, to adore. "Fear God, honour the king."-1 Peter ii. 17. "All men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. John v. 23. -To dignify; to raise to distinction; to bring into fame or notice; to elevate in rank, station, or reputation; to render celebrated or illustrious; to exalt; to treat with due ceremony, civility, or attention. "How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not."-Pope. ( Com .) To accept and pay when due, as a draft, .; as, to honor a bill of exchange. Hon'orable, Honourable, a . [Fr. honorable; Lat. honorabilis .] Worthy of honor, regard, respect, or esteem; holding a high or distinguished rank in society; illustrious; noble; of gentle birth. "Advance your name and honourable family."-Shaks. -Po e ing a high mind; governed by a nice sense of honor, rectitude, and propriety; actuated by a strict regard for veracity, probity, and fidelity. "Cæsar was an honourable man."-Shaks. -Achieved by prowe or noble actions; conferring honor, fame, or dignity; as, honorable wounds. "Think'st thou it honourable for a nobleman Still to remember wrongs?"-Shaks. -Consistent with honor or reputation; proceeding from a laudable, fit, or reputable cause; not base; not mean; not reproachful; as, an honorable motive. "The king's cause is just, and his quarrel honourable ."-Shaks. -Honest; fair; open; without deceit or hypocrisy; equitable; as, his intentions were perfectly honorable .- Not to be disgraced; above suspicion of wrong or ill. "Let her descend, my chamt chambers are honourable ."-Shaks. Performed with marks of public honor; accompanied with testimonies of esteem and regard. "Vouchsafe her an honourable tomb."-Spenser. -An appellation or epithet of respect, distinction, or courtesy; as, the honorable gentleman, the honorable senator, the honorable court, the honorable member. - Appropriate or becoming persons of station and char- acter; tending to support dignity, self-respect, and re- putable position in life; as, an honorable salary. Hon'or able ne , Honourablene , n. Stato or quality of being honorable; distinction; elevation of station; eminence of reputation. - Fairne ; probity; integrity; fidelity; moral rectitude. Honorably, Honourably, adv . In an honorable manner; with tokens of honor or respect; magnani- mously; generously; nobly; worthily; justly; equita- bly; fairly; reputably. "Ye gods, why did I not more honourably starve?" - Dryden. Honorarium, Honorary, n. [Lat., from honos , honor.] A term used in Europe almost synonymously with fee , and, as applied at the present time, chiefly to the fees tendered to the profe ors in universities, and to medical or other profe ional gentlemen for their services. It was originally applied solely to the salaries of great officers of state, whose services it was considered were remunerated only, as it were, honor is causa , a shade of meaning which is still perceptible in the present use of the term. Honorary, a . [Fr. honor a ire , from Lat. honorarius .] Po e ing a title or position of dignity without performance of services or pecuniary recompense; as, an honor ary secretary of a society. - Conferring honor, or de signed simply to bestow honor or reputation; as, an honorary degree. Honora'tus. There are two saints of this name in the Roman calendar. The first , bishop of Arles and founder of the monastery of Lerius, died 429. The second, bishop of Marseilles, and a religious writer, was born about 420 or 425.