单词 | nourished |
释义 | nourishedadj. 1. That is, or has been, nourished or nurtured; provided with food or other nourishment. Frequently as the second element in compounds.over-nourished: see the first element. See also under-nourished adj., well-nourished adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > fed or nourished yfeda1100 foddereda1382 feda1398 nourishedc1400 refed1916 c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 3120 (MED) Demostenes was a baroun of prys, Wel norisshed man of resoun, jwys. a1450 Pater Noster Richard Ermyte (Westm. Sch. 3) (1967) 159 (MED) Ofte þei camen togidere..to speke of vertues & of chastite..as it is semeli to gentil folk & wel norischid. 1579 S. Gosson Ephemerides Phialo f. 49 Philosophers are alwayes of this opinion, that the thing which nourisheth, must euer be like vnto that which is nourished; and the nourished thing, to the nonrisher. a1668 W. Davenant Madagascar in Wks. (1673) 252 When I tell The cause that makes my nourish'd glory swell, I shall..exceed the Patterns which I imitate. 1680 Don Tomazo 18 The easie penitrableness of the young Squires tender Skin, and the sweetness of his well-nourish'd Blood. 1727 J. Thomson Summer 84 Hence, thro' her nourish'd Powers,..She, soaring, spurns..The tangling Mass of Cares. 1733 S. Bowden Poet. Ess. I. 48 The nourish'd Fire here hovering feeds on Tow, And smother'd Planks emit thick Fumes below. 1795 W. Hayley Elegy lxxv. 19 But what is her's, who from that converse drew The daily banquet of her nourish'd mind? 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 346 The hearth of the tree must decline under the load of..imperfectly nourished fruit. 1889 P. Geddes & J. A. Thomson Evol. Sex 90 The ova [of sponges] are highly nourished mesogloeal cells. 1892 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 36 The saturated American time was all behind it, and what was to come seemed an ideal opportunity for the nourished mind. 1914 ‘M. Field’ Dedicated i. 62 O Prince, be taught That inspiration in the nourished blood By heaven is wrought. 1956 J. Barth Floating Opera xvi. 160 The thin, consumptive communist would justifiably loathe him, but the properly nourished parlor communist would be made uncomfortable by his charm. 1993 Gut 34 1200/1 Patients..who were considered malnourished..responded as well as nourished patients. ΚΠ ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 607 Of sowdynge and of fastenynge medecynes..The nynþe is litarge inorisshede. ?a1450 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (BL Add. 12056) (1894) 81 Þis oygnement—litargirum nutritum—þat is to sigge litarge y-noryssched, þat is profitable in many casis. CompoundsΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > foster-brother foster-brothera1000 sucking ferec1384 nourished brother1485 nurse-fellow1526 fosterer1735 1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) i. iii–v. sig. a.iiii With hym rode syr kaynus his sone & yong Arthur that was hys nourisshed broder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1400 |
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