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Webster 1913 Edition
Aliment
Al′i-ment
,Noun.
[L.
alimentum
, fr. alere
to nourish; akin to Goth. alan
to grow, Icel. ala
to nourish: cf. F. aliment
. See Old
.] 1.
That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support.
Aliments
of their sloth and weakness. Bacon.
2.
An allowance for maintenance.
[Scot.]
Al′i-ment
,Verb.
T.
1.
To nourish; to support.
2.
To provide for the maintenance of.
[Scot.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Aliment
AL'IMENT
,Noun.
That which nourishes; food; nutriment; any thing which feeds or adds to a substance, animal or vegetable, in natural growth.