foison
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
/ˈfɔɪzən/
Definition of foison
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(archaic)An abundance, a rich supply of.
“The earth did never mean her foizon For those who crown life’s cup with poison Of fanatic rage and meaningless revenge— But for those radiant spirits, who are still The standard-bearers in the van of Change.”
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noun
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(archaic)An abundance, a rich supply of.
“The earth did never mean her foizon For those who crown life’s cup with poison Of fanatic rage and meaningless revenge— But for those radiant spirits, who are still The standard-bearers in the van of Change.”
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(archaic)Harvest.
“Gon. […]Treaſon, fellony, / Sword, Pike, Knife, Gun, or neede of any Engine / Would I not haue : but Nature ſhould bring forth / Of it owne kinde, all foyzon, all abundance / To feed my innocent people.”
- (Scotland)Strength, power.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English foisoun, from Old French foison, from Latin fūsiōnem. Doublet of fusion.
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