nourishable (nurishabl)

[ able.] 1. Capable of being nourished: as, the nourishable parts of the body.-21. Capable of giving nourishment; nutritious. These are the bitter herbs, wherewith if we shall eat this pa over, we shall find it most wholesome and nourishable unto us to eternal life. Bp . Hall , Remains, p. 197. ( Latham .) nourisher (nur'ish-èr), n. One who or that which nourishes. Sleep, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast. Shak ., Macbeth, ii. 2. 39. nourishing (nur'ish-ing), p . a . [Ppr. of nourish, r.] Promoting strength or growth; nutritious: as, a nourishing diet. No want was there of human sustenance, Soft fruitage, mighty nuts, and nourishing roots. Tennyson, Enoch Arden. IMG:content-1477.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1478.png:[blocks in formation] upstart; a parvenu. This same nouveau riche used to serve gold dust, says Herrera, instead of salt, at his entertainments. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 26, note. Nov. An abbreviation of November. novaculite (nō-vak'u-līt), n. [L. novacula, a sharp knife, a razor ( lands which, having lain waste from time immemorial, were brought into cultivation by monks. Imp. Dict.