foison
[foi-zuh n]
noun Archaic.
abundance; plenty.
abundant harvest.
Origin of foison
1250–1300; Middle English foisoun < Middle French foison < Latin fūsiōn- (stem of fūsiō) an outpouring. See fusion
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Historical Examples of foison
Africa, that brags her foison, Breeds no such prodigious poison!
The Book of Humorous VerseVarious
Here you scratch her with a spade; and earth's increase and foison plenty are added to you.
The Impossibilities of AnarchismGeorge Bernard Shaw
Was he the only one who felt the challenge offered by the maddening fertility and foison of the hot sun-dazzled earth?
Where the Blue BeginsChristopher Morley
She found Mme. de Vaubadon's guide at the rendezvous before the church door; it was Foison, whom she recognised.
The House of the CombraysG. le Notre
The next morning Foison appeared at La Délivrande to draw up the report.
The House of the CombraysG. le Notre
foison
noun
Word Origin for foison
C13: from Old French, from Latin fūsiō a pouring out, from fundere to pour; see fusion
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