2. To support; to maintain.
Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.
Shak. 3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to
nourish the virtues. "Nourish their contentions." Hooker.
4. To cherish; to comfort.
Ye have nourished your hearts.
James v. 5. 5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments. Chaucer.
Nourished up in the words of faith.
1 Tim. iv. 6. Syn. — To cherish; feed; supply. See Nurture.
Nourish
(Nour"ish), v. i.
1. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves.
Bacon. 2. To gain nourishment. [R.] Bacon.
Nourish
(Nour"ish), n. A nurse. [Obs.] Hoolland.
Nourishable
(Nour"ish*a*ble) a. [Cf. F. nourrissable.]
1. Capable of being nourished; as, the nourishable parts of the body. Grew.
2. Capable of giving nourishment. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Nourisher
(Nour"ish*er) n. One who, or that which, nourishes. Milton.
Nourishing
(Nour"ish*ing), a. Promoting growth; nutritious,
Nourishingly
(Nour"ish*ing*ly), adv. Nutritively; cherishingly.
Nourishment
(Nour"ish*ment) n. [Cf. OF. norrissement.]
1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.
2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.
Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls.
Hooker. Nouriture
(Nour"i*ture) n. Nurture. [Obs.] Spenser.
Noursle
(Nour"sle) v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See Nurse.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written
also nosel, nousel, nousle, nowsle, nusle, nuzzle, etc.]
She noursled him till years he raught.
Spenser. Nous
(||Nous) n. [NL., fr. Gr. mind.] Intellect; understanding; talent; — used humorously.
Nousel
(Nous"el, Nou"sle) v. t. [See Noose.] To insnare; to entrap. [Obs.] Johnson.
