Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nutriment"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to
nourish. See {Nourish}.]
1. That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and
repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life;
food; aliment.

The stomach returns what it has received, in
strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of
the body. --South.

2. That which promotes development or growth.

Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds
the mind ? --Swift.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

nutriment
n : a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nourishment},
{nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]


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