Sweet; (of a drink) honeyed, mulled; (of a tree) producing sweet fruit. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > like, as, or with honey (16) melcheOE Sweet; (of a drink) honeyed, mulled; (of a tree) producing sweet fruit. Obsolete. honey-sweetOE Sweet as or (occasionally) with honey; delightfully sweet (in various senses of the adjective). Also (esp. in early use) as a term of endearment. honey?c1225 Sweet, delightful; (of speech, etc.) mellifluous; = honeyed, adj. 2. honily?c1425 Like (that of) honey. mellifluec1429 Mellifluous. mellifluous?a1475 Flowing with, exuding, or containing honey or a honey-like substance; of the nature of or resembling honey; sweetened with or as with honey. Now rare. honeyed1559 Resembling honey in taste or smell; rich and sweet. Occasionally also: of the colour of honey. mellisha1577 Honeyed; sweetly talking. honeysome1593 Full of honey or sweetness; honeyed. melled1606 Sweet as honey; honeyed. honeyish1657 Somewhat honey-like; resembling honey (literal and figurative). honeyly1864 In a manner suggestive of honey; like honey, sweetly. Subcategories:— relating to or of the nature of honey (3) — of or belonging to Mount Hymettus (1) |
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