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Webster 1913 Edition
Resource
Re-source′
(r?-s?rs′)
, Noun.
[F.
ressource
, fr. OF. ressourdre
, resourdre
, to spring forth or up again; pref. re-
re- + sourdre
to spring forth. See Source
.] 1.
That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.
Threat’nings mixed with prayers, his last
resource
. Dryden.
2.
pl.
Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind.
Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater
resources
. Macaulay.
Syn. – Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.
Webster 1828 Edition
Resource
RESOURCE
,Noun.
1.
Any source of aid or support; an expedient to which a person may resort for assistance, safety or supply; means yet untried; resort. An enterprising man finds resources in his own mind.Pallas view'd his foes pursuing and his friends pursu'd, used threat'nings mix'd with prayers, his last resource.
2.
Resources, in the plural, pecuniary means; funds; money or any property that can be converted into supplies; means of raising money or supplies. Our national resources for carrying on war are abundant. Commerce and manufactures furnish ample resources.