n. [ L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See Old. ]
Aliments of their sloth and weakness. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
a. Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth;
adv. So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum: cf. F. alimentaire. ] Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental;
Alimentary canal,
n. [ Cf. F. alimentation, LL. alimentatio. ]
n. The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [ Chiefly in Phrenol. ] [ 1913 Webster ]