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.
Hone"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison (S.
Amomum); -- so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone.
Hon"ey (?), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G.
honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. hÂning, 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.