Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cell in a honeycomb.
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Examples
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In each honey-cell there is a cream-like layer or covering of a thicker consistency than the honey itself.
The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering William Martin
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When the bee goes to its nest to put in the honey the young beetle manages to get into a honey-cell with the egg.
Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies Julia Moody 1919
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Instinctively he builds it, as the bee does the honey-cell.
Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Denton Jaques Snider 1883
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