v. i. To bear fruit. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See Brook, v. t., and cf. Fructify, Frugal. ]
Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the
fruits thereof. Ex. xxiii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and dry.
King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The fruit of rashness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
They shall eat the fruit of their doings. Is. iii 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
The fruits of this education became visible. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fruit bat (Zool.),
Fruit bud (Bot.),
Fruit dot (Bot.),
Fruit fly (Zool.),
Fruit jar,
Fruit pigeon (Zool.),
Fruit sugar (Chem.),
Fruit tree (Hort.),
Fruit worm (Zool.),
Small fruits (Hort.),
n. [ F. fruitage. ]
The trees . . . ambrosial fruitage bear. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. A ship for carrying fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. fruitier. ] One who deals in fruit; a seller of fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A woman who sells fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. A fruiteress. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful;
Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. Gen. i. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Nature ] By disburdening grows
More fruitful. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy. Addison.
a. Pertaining to, or producing, fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]