Reverse Dictionary: HONOUR

ADJECTIVES
► ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE totally trustworthy; authentic; thoroughly honourable → 1882 
► ALL WOOL, A YARD LONG AND A YARD WIDE totally trustworthy; authentic; thoroughly honourable → 1913 
► BANG-UP honourable, upright, straightforward, punctual → 1865 Eng. dial.
► DEAR of persons: glorious, noble, honourable, worthy → obs.
► DEARWORTH ► DERWORTH worthy, honourable, noble, glorious → 1175 obs.
► DEARWORTHY ► DERWORTHY worthy, honourable, noble, glorious → 1374 obs.
► DIGNOUS worthy, honourable → 1630 obs.
► FAIR excellent, admirable; good, desirable; noble, honourable; reputable → 1225 obs.
► GLORIED honourable, illustrious → 1671 obs.
► HANDSOME honourable, noble; good, giving good quality or measure → 19C Eng. dial.
► HONORIFICENT doing or conferring honour; importing honour or respect → 1681 obs.
► HONOUROUS honourable → 1475 obs.
► LAURELLED honoured; illustrious → 1682 
► LEWTIFULL faithful, loyal; upright, honourable → 1563 1563 Sc. obs.
​► OREFUL honourable, venerable; merciful, compassionate → 743 obs.
► POMPED honoured with pomp, celebrated → 1578 
► PONTIFICAL stately, dignified; lordly, proud; honourable → 1440 
► PROTTY honourable, possessing mettle or spirit → 1832 Sc.
► TALLAWAH honest, honourable, decent → 1950s W. Indies sl.
► WHITE honourable; square-dealing → 1837 colloq.

ADVERBS
► DEARWORTHILY worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately → 1300 obs.
► DEARWORTHLY worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately → 1205 obs.
► MANFULLY honourably → 1591 obs.

NOUNS
► ANOUR honour, reverence, worship; nobility, dignity → 1330 obs.
► ARETHEDE honour → 1852 obs. (Bk.)
► DECORATE to adorn, to beautify, to embellish; to grace, to honour → 1530 obs.
► DECORE grace, honour, glory, beauty, adornment → 1513 obs.
► HONORIFICABILITUDINITY honourableness → 1656 obs.
► IZZAT ► IZZUT honour, reputation, credit, prestige → 1857 
► LAWTIE ► LAWTY loyalty, faithfulness, honourable behaviour, fidelity, honesty → 1678 obs.
► LOVAGE praise, honour → 1489 obs.
► MANSHIP homage, worship; honour, dignity → 1175 obs.
► MENSE honour, respect, reverence → 1791 Sc.
► ONOUR honour → 1200 obs.
► ORE respect, reverence; honour, glory → 900 obs.
► PRICE an expression of commendation, esteem, or honour; praise → 1225 obs.
► PRIDE honour, glory → 1275 obs.
► THE CLEAN THING an honest, honourable or straightforward action → 1835 
► TIR glory, honour, majesty → 1000 obs.
► UMBRELLAS an honour paid to a person by drinking his health and then inverting the glasses → 1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.

NOUNS, PERSON
► BAYARD a man of courage and honour → 1922 (Bk.)
► SQUARE SHOOTER a truthful, direct, honourable person → 1914 US sl.
► STRAIGHT-GOER an honest, honourable, or dependable person → 1875 Aust.

PHRASES
► ON MY DAVY on my oath, on my honour → L18 
► ON MY SAMMY SAY-SO on my word of honour → 18C 
► ON MY SKIN a profound oath of honour by White prisoners; implies absolute honesty → 1989 US sl.
► WITH THAT AND A DIME I CAN GET A CUP OF COFFEE the honour, award, compliment, etc. I have received is not worth much → 1970s 

VERBS
► ANORN to worship, to venerate a person or thing; to revere, to honour → 1425 obs.
► ANOURE to worship, revere, or honour → 1275 obs.
► AWORTHY to give honour or dignity to; to dignify, to adorn → 1275 obs.
► FURTHER to honour → 1374 obs.
► HAVE THE RIGHT HAND to enjoy a position of honour → 1682 obs.
► HERY to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship → 735 obs.
► I-WORTH to honour, to dignify; to hold in honour → 1000 obs.
► LAUREATE to crown with laurel in token of honour; to crown as victor, poet, or the like; to confer honourable distinction upon → 1386 obs.
► MENSE to grace, to decorate, to adorn; to do honour to; to behave respectfully or courteously to → 1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► PLAY CRICKET to act fairly or honourably → 1902 
► SALUTE to honour a person with a present, gift, etc. → 1592 obs.
► TAINT to sully, to stain, to tarnish a person’s honour → 1613 obs.
► WIN ONE’S SPURS to gain knighthood by some act of valour; hence, to attain distinction, to achieve one’s first honours → 1425