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Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands. Then had we plenty of victuals. Jer. xliv. 17. (more info) pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of.

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Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands. Then had we plenty of victuals. Jer. xliv. 17. (more info) pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus nourishment, from vivere, victum,

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  • SUPPLYMENT
    A supplying or furnishing; supply. Shak.
  • SUPPLY
    LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, suppletum; sub under + plere to 1. To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial
  • AILMENT
    Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases. "Little ailments." Landsdowne.
  • PRODUCEMENT
    Production.
  • REGIMENTALS
    The uniform worn by the officers and soldiers of a regiment; military dress; -- formerly used in the singular in the same sense. Colman.
  • REGIMEN
    a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene. A syntactical relation between
  • CHEERINESS
    The state of being cheery.
  • PROVISIONARY
    Provisional. Burke.
  • PROVISIONAL
    Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty.
  • CHEERISNESS
    Cheerfulness. There is no Christian duty that is not to be seasoned and set off with cheerishness. Milton.
  • CHEERINGLY
    In a manner to cheer or encourage.
  • CHEERER
    One who cheers; one who, or that which, gladdens. "Thou cheerer of our days." Wotton. "Prime cheerer, light." Thomson.
  • SUSTENTATION
    The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. Sustentation fund , a fund of a religious body for support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the Free
  • REGIMENTALLY
    In or by a regiment or regiments; as, troops classified regimentally.
  • CHEERFULNESS
    Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.
  • SUPPLYANT
    Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory. Shak.
  • REGIMENT
    A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. Note: In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which is divided into brigades. Regiment of
  • PROVISION
    A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. (more info) 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak. 2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought
  • CHEERLESS
    Without joy, gladness, or comfort. -- Cheer"less*ly, adv. -- Cheer"less*ness, n. My cheerful day is turned to cheerles night. Spenser. Syn. -- Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; dicsconsolate; dejected; melancholy; forlorn.
  • PRODUCER
    A furnace for producing combustible gas which is used for fuel. (more info) 1. One who produces, brings forth, or generates. 2. One who grows agricultural products, or manufactures crude materials into articles of use.
  • UPCHEER
    To cheer up. Spenser.
  • ASSAILMENT
    The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. His most frequent assailment was the headache. Johnson.
  • IMPREPARATION
    Want of preparation. Hooker.
  • MISARRANGEMENT
    Wrong arrangement.
  • WAILMENT
    Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing. Bp. Hacket.
  • RESUPPLY
    To supply again.
  • IMPROVISION
    Improvidence. Sir T. Browne.
  • AVAILMENT
    Profit; advantage.

 

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