a. Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth;
adv. So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. According to elements; literally;
a.
a. The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. According to elements; literally;