v. t. To caress; to fondle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. L. fundus. See Fund. ] [ Obs., or used as a French word ]
v. i. To be fond; to dote. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
obs. imp. of Find. Found. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Grant I may never prove so fond
To trust man on his oath or bond. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
More fond on her than she upon her love. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
You are as fond of grief as of your child. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A great traveler, and fond of telling his adventures. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See Found to cast. ] A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and usually molded;
v. t. & i. [ AS. fandian to try. ] To endeavor; to strive; to try. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. One who fondles. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Fondle. ] The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling
To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart. Mickle. [ 1913 Webster ]