n. See Sherif. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. chérimolier. ] (Bot.)
v. t.
We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. 1 Thess. ii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
To cherish virtue and humanity. Burke.
adj. deeply loved or valued.
n. One who cherishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
The cherisher of my flesh and blood. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Encouragement; comfort. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Rich bounty and dear cherishment. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Kermes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. choerogryllus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a young swine + &unr_; a pig. ] (Zool.) See Cony. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl.;
n. [ Tamil shuru&tsdot_;&tsdot_;u, prop., a roll. ] A kind of cigar, originally brought from