honey-lippedadj.

Brit.

/ˈhʌnɪˌlɪpt/, U.S.

/ˈhəniˌlɪpt/

Forms: see honey n. and adj. and lipped adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: honey n., lipped adj.

Etymology: < honey n. + lipped adj., partly after ancient Greek μελίγλωσσος.

Pleasant or eloquent of speech; = honey-tongued adj. Also: having beautiful lips.In earliest use as an epithet of the Greek god Bacchus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Bacchus

Bacchanal1550

Dionysiana1610

honey-lipped1647

Bacchic1669

Dionysic1831

Dionysiac1844

Dionysiacal1858

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent

well-speakingOE

renablec1300

fair-speakinga1398

well-tonguedc1480

honey-mouthed1539

golden-mouthed1542

sweet-mouthed1542

fine-mouthed?1549

silver-tongued1592

silver1594

gold-mouthed1595

honey-tongued1595

nectar-tongued1596

tongue-gilt1608

feather-tongueda1618

chrysostomatical1623

dulciloquent1656

sweet-spoken1716

sweet-lipped1783

chrysostomic1816

smooth-spoken1821

superfluent1822

honey-lipped1833

nice spoken1852

articulate1892

1647 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs Alphabet. Table sig. T4 Bacchus..hony-lipped, and still naked.

1658 H. Crompton Pierides 139 The honey-lipt Bacchus (a God) is your father.

1789 T. Holcroft tr. Frederick II Posthumous Wks. V. 313 Maria, the honey-lipped, Lisetta, the slim, Harriet, the plump.

1833 E. B. Browning tr. Æschylus Prometheus Bound in Prometheus Bound & Other Poems (1852) 16 He never shall enchant me With his honey-lipped persuasion [Gk. καί μ᾽ οὔτι μελιγλώσσοις πειθοῦς ἐπαοιδαῖσιν θέλξει].

1855 I. Taylor Restor. Belief (1856) 301 Honey-lipped gentlemen..who would gladly keep entire a Theism—patched with borrowings from the Gospels.

1863 Harper's Mag. Dec. 100/2 Our golden-haired Portia..is neither bright, nor fair, nor honey-lipped.

1925 New Castle (Pa.) News 4 May 12/5 (advt.) The saucy-eyed, honey-lipped charmer who dances her way from a cafe in Seville to fame and favor on Broadway.

1992 Calgary (Alberta, Canada) Herald (Nexis) 6 Dec. a6 Men forget their gender is famous for honey-lipped compliments and sweet talk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honey-lipped
释义	honey-lippedadj. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪˌlɪpt/, U.S. /ˈhəniˌlɪpt/ Forms: see honey n. and adj. and lipped adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: honey n., lipped adj. Etymology: < honey n. + lipped adj., partly after ancient Greek μελίγλωσσος. Pleasant or eloquent of speech; = honey-tongued adj. Also: having beautiful lips.In earliest use as an epithet of the Greek god Bacchus. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Bacchus Bacchanal1550 Dionysiana1610 honey-lipped1647 Bacchic1669 Dionysic1831 Dionysiac1844 Dionysiacal1858 the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent well-speakingOE renablec1300 fair-speakinga1398 well-tonguedc1480 honey-mouthed1539 golden-mouthed1542 sweet-mouthed1542 fine-mouthed?1549 silver-tongued1592 silver1594 gold-mouthed1595 honey-tongued1595 nectar-tongued1596 tongue-gilt1608 feather-tongueda1618 chrysostomatical1623 dulciloquent1656 sweet-spoken1716 sweet-lipped1783 chrysostomic1816 smooth-spoken1821 superfluent1822 honey-lipped1833 nice spoken1852 articulate1892 1647 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs Alphabet. Table sig. T4 Bacchus..hony-lipped, and still naked. 1658 H. Crompton Pierides 139 The honey-lipt Bacchus (a God) is your father. 1789 T. Holcroft tr. Frederick II Posthumous Wks. V. 313 Maria, the honey-lipped, Lisetta, the slim, Harriet, the plump. 1833 E. B. Browning tr. Æschylus Prometheus Bound in Prometheus Bound & Other Poems (1852) 16 He never shall enchant me With his honey-lipped persuasion [Gk. καί μ᾽ οὔτι μελιγλώσσοις πειθοῦς ἐπαοιδαῖσιν θέλξει]. 1855 I. Taylor Restor. Belief (1856) 301 Honey-lipped gentlemen..who would gladly keep entire a Theism—patched with borrowings from the Gospels. 1863 Harper's Mag. Dec. 100/2 Our golden-haired Portia..is neither bright, nor fair, nor honey-lipped. 1925 New Castle (Pa.) News 4 May 12/5 (advt.) The saucy-eyed, honey-lipped charmer who dances her way from a cafe in Seville to fame and favor on Broadway. 1992 Calgary (Alberta, Canada) Herald (Nexis) 6 Dec. a6 Men forget their gender is famous for honey-lipped compliments and sweet talk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1647
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