alimentation

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Life was only a matter of intake and alimentation and reproduction.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Egg-nog is very nutritious, and is extensively prescribed in certain non-febrile diseases, especially for the forced alimentation of phthisis and melancholia.

From The Suffrage Cook Book by Kleber, L. O., Mrs.

In the alimentation of armies scientific principles must not be disregarded.

From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Hamlin, Augustus C.

For all these children public alimentation and clothing also would be a godsend.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel

The refusal, or wilful neglect, of one spouse to furnish alimentation, or support, to the other, in accordance with law.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe