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Search phrase: mouth-honour

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MacbethMac V.iii.27Curses, not loud, but deep, mouth-honour, breathCurses, not lowd but deepe, Mouth-honor, breath

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additionexternal honour, distinctive style
additionattribute, mark of honour, distinction [as if added to a coat--of-arms]
attributereputation, credit, honour
bacchanaldance in honour of Bacchus [god of wine]
becomegrace, honour, dignify
benchgive a position of honour, place in authority
bite one's thumb[gesture of insult or defiance] insert the thumb nail into the mouth, making it click againt the upper teeth upon release
breathingverbal, word-of-mouth
Bristowcity-port in SW England, close to the mouth of the R Severn
cause[duelling] one of the situations or grounds set out in the code of honour which justifies a duel
chop-fallendowncast, dejected, down in the mouth
conversionnewly honoured person, ennobled fellow
countenancehonour, grace, pay respect to
creditreputation, name, standing, honour
crest-woundingharming family honour
crownendow with honour, invest with special dignity
deservebe worthy, be entitled to honour
dreadrevered, deeply honoured, held in awe
eminencespecial honour, exceptional homage
endearedattached in honour, bound by affection
estimatereputation, honour, respectability
fair-playchivalrous, courtly, full of honour
fashion(plural) horse disease affecting the nose and mouth [farcy]
fidelityupon my word of honour, in truth
flap-mouthedwith wide loosely hanging lips
gapingwith mouth open [as on a dish prepared for eating]
Gargantualarge-mouthed voracious giant of N France, as described by Rabelais
gracehonour, favour, recognition, respect
gracegain honour, get credit
gracefavour, add merit to, do honour to
gracedhonoured, favoured
hallowbless, glorify, honour as holy
henchmansquire, page of honour
high-vauntingboastful, bragging, loud-mouthed
holdkeep silence, keep one's mouth shut
hollowbless, glorify, honour as holy
honestyhonour, integrity, uprightness
honourcredit, good name, reputation
honourfame, renown, glory
honournoble rank, position of dignity, title of renown
honourobject of honour, source of distinction
honouredhonourable, dignified, virtuous
honour-owinghonour-owning, honourable
lampasshorse disease affecting the mouth
laudpraise, homage, honour
laudpraise, honour, give homage to
lewd-tonguedfoul-mouthed, scurrilous, abusive
lossruin, detriment, deprivation [of honour]
Lupercalin the Roman calendar, 15 February, the purification feast in honour of Lupercus, god of shepherds
me pompaethe honour of the contest led me on
mouthtake into the mouth
mouthmake faces, grimace, show scorn
mouthbark, baying, howl
mouthjoin mouths, kiss erotically, snog
mouthmouthpiece, spokesman
mouthutterance, expression, voice
mouthedopen-mouthed, yawning, gaping
mouth-friendfriend in word only; or: friend won by feeding
mouth-honourhonour shown in words not deeds
mowgrimace, pout, make mouths
mowinggrimacing, making mouths
mussel-shellempty-head, gaping idiot [with mouth open like a mussel-shell]
namehonour, credit, glory
nebmouth, beak
observancehonour, dutiful ceremony, due respect
observehonour, wait upon, show all courtesy to
observedone demanding respect, deserving of honour
opinionreputation, character, honour
palmpraise, honour, esteem
placedignity, honour, privilege
praisecredit, honour, prestige
pridehonour, glory, renown
profaneblasphemous, irreverent, foul-mouthed
renownreputation, good name, honour
reputationhonour, esteem, integrity
respectesteem, status, honour
simplenessintegrity, honesty, honour
stretch-mouthedwide-mouthed
unjustunfaithful, false [to honour]
vauntingboastful, bragging, loud-mouthed
virtuevirtuous self, honour, excellency
viva voceby word of mouth
wide-choppedwide-jawed, big-mouthed
worshipesteem, honour, renown
worshiphonour, distinction, repute
worshipesteem, honour, renown
worshipfullyrespectfully, with due honour, with proper regard
worthymake worthy, give honour to

Thesaurus

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attached in honourendeared
big-mouthedwide-chopped
deprivation [of honour]loss
deserving of honourobserved
down in the mouthchop-fallen
endow with honourcrown
entitled to honour, bedeserve
external honouraddition
family honour, harmingcrest-wounding
foul-mouthedprofane
foul-mouthedlewd-tongued
gain honourgrace
harming family honourcrest-wounding
holy, honour ashollow
holy, honour ashallow
honourattribute
honourbecome
honourcredit
honourcountenance
honourvirtue
honourworship
honourworship
honourworship
honourestimate
honourname
honourobserve
honourobservance
honouropinion
honourpride
honourplace
honourpraise
honourpalm
honoursimpleness
honourrespect
honourrenown
honourreputation
honourgrace
honourhonesty
honourlaud
honourlaud
honour as holyhollow
honour as holyhallow
honour shown in words not deedsmouth-honour
honour, attached inendeared
honour, be entitled todeserve
honour, deserving ofobserved
honour, dograce
honour, endow withcrown
honour, externaladdition
honour, full offair-play
honour, gaingrace
honour, giveworthy
honour, give a position ofbench
honour, harming familycrest-wounding
honour, mark ofaddition
honour, object ofhonour
honour, page of henchman
honour, specialeminence
honour, upon my word offidelity
honour, with dueworshipfully
honouredgraced
honoured person, newlyconversion
honoured, deeplydread
honour-owninghonour-owing
horse disease affecting the mouthlampass
knight whose honour was conferred after prowess on the battlefieldknight of the battle
loud-mouthedvaunting
loud-mouthedhigh-vaunting
mark of honouraddition
mouthneb
mouth open, withgaping
mouth shut, keep one'shold
mouth, bigwide-chopped
mouth, take into the mouth
mouth, with wideflap-mouthed
mouths, joinmouth
mouths, makemake
mouths, makemow
mouths, makingmowing
newly honoured personconversion
open, with mouthgaping
open-mouthedmouthed
page of honourhenchman
position of honour, give abench
shut, keep one's mouthhold
special honoureminence
wide-mouthedstretch-mouthed
word of honour, upon myfidelity
word-of-mouthbreathing
words, honour shown inmouth-honour

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Here, there, and where
Politeness
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Classical mythology
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Britain [outside London]
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