Alimentous
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Nourishing; nutritional. obsolete
"The former may ground their Opinion upon what I have said of the Cacao Nut; whose virtues and nature being known, we cannot ignore the nature and effects of the plain simple Chocolata, such as alone hat the commendation of the Indian Experience for so many years: it being made up of nothing but Cacao-Nuts, and Pocholt-grain (which I suppose to be all one with the Paniso ) incorporated; and in time of use it was dissolved in Atolle, ( which what it is I have already told ) and that this was refrigerating, and very alimentous, is undubitable."
Example
More examples"The former may ground their Opinion upon what I have said of the Cacao Nut; whose virtues and nature being known, we cannot ignore the nature and effects of the plain simple Chocolata, such as alone hat the commendation of the Indian Experience for so many years: it being made up of nothing but Cacao-Nuts, and Pocholt-grain (which I suppose to be all one with the Paniso ) incorporated; and in time of use it was dissolved in Atolle, ( which what it is I have already told ) and that this was refrigerating, and very alimentous, is undubitable."
Etymology
From aliment + -ous.
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