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Webster 1913 Edition


Fotive

Fo′tive

,
Adj.
[L.
fovere
,
fotum
, to keep warm, to cherish.]
Nourishing.
[Obs.]
T. Carew (1633).

Definition 2024


fotive

fotive

English

Adjective

fotive (comparative more fotive, superlative most fotive)

  1. (obsolete) nourishing
    (Can we find and add a quotation of T. Carew (1633) to this entry?)