- present tense form of nourish (3rd person singular).
nourishes
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, friends and nourishers of the unhappy mood were "Poetic Greetings" by Elise Polkos, Leo the dog, embroidery, and, above all, the moon.
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
"But the pencil was wanting, colors were wanting, honour, reward, favour, the nourishers of the arts."
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
For all the men of Erin were Ferdiad's nourishers, to the end that he might ward off Cuchulain from them.
From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Dunn, Joseph
But the indwellers of the Plain of Breg alone were Cuchulain's nourishers.
From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Dunn, Joseph