cherishingn.
/ˈtʃɛrɪʃɪŋ/ The action of cherish v. in various senses.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > [noun] > treating with tenderness
cherishinga1400
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > affectionate or tender care
cherishing1540
cherishment1561
TLC1960
the mind > mental capacity > thought > [noun] > entertaining fondly
entertainment1601
cherishing1648
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > emotional attitude > [noun] > entertaining (a feeling)
discontentingc1525
cherishing1648
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12174 Þan yode maria and iosep, Wit cherising to iesu spek.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 85 Cokerynge or grete cherschynge.
a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 119.
a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xlii. l. 296 So mochel he hadde hem In Chersyng.
1540 R. Morison tr. J. L. Vives Introd. Wysedome (new ed.) C v b The more cherisshynge that the carcase hath, the lesse is the soule loked upon.
1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 76 So shall he..increase his cherishings.
1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. B3v He Acts the Crime, that gives it Cherishing.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 569 An outside? fair no doubt, and worthy well Thy cherishing . View more context for this quotation
1824 J. Wilson Life (1878) i. 19 The cherishing of my lusts.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
cherishingadj.
/ˈtʃɛrɪʃɪŋ/ That cherishes; nourishing, fostering, cheering. †cherishing-cup, a refreshing and comforting draught.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > cheering
chirruping glass1683
cherishing-cup1689
cheer-upping cup1720
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > affectionately or tenderly
chere1393
fotive1634
cherishing1689
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > affording warmth > keeping warm
cherishing1689
the mind > mental capacity > thought > [adjective] > entertaining fondly
cherishing1876
1689 J. Moyle Abstr. Sea Chyrurg. ii. v. 42 Let [it] be applyed warm and cherishing all about the Joynt and Part.
1712 Francham in Spectator No. 520. §4 When I saw those cherishing Eyes begin to be ghastly.
1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. iii. vi. 48 Come, Father-in-law of mine, that is to be, what say you to a cherishing Cup.
1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. ci. 1 Cocoa is cherishing.
1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. viii. lxx. 364 The cherishing benignancy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
<
n.a1400adj.1689