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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Aliment

· Al·i·ment · IPA /ˈæ.lɪ.mənt/
01 n. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life genera…
  1. 1.
    That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support.
    “Aliments of their sloth and weakness.” — Bacon.
  2. 2.
    An allowance for maintenance.[Scot.]
02 v. t. To nourish; to support.
  1. 1.
    To nourish; to support.
  2. 2.
    To provide for the maintenance of.[Scot.]