foison

American  

[foi-zuhn] / ˈfɔɪ zən /

noun

Archaic.

1. abundance; plenty.

2. abundant harvest.

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foison British  

/ ˈfɔɪzən /

noun

1. archaic a plentiful supply or yield

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Etymology

Origin of foison

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English foisoun, from Middle French foison, from Vulgar Latin fusiō (stem fusiōn- ), from Latin fūsiō (stem fūsiōn- ) “an outpouring, effusion”; fusion

Example Sentences

He reads our earth, cloudscape, landscape, season, foison, man and beast of the field, with the same wistfulness which women who have known sorrow exhibit for children who have not.

From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

I have foison of this year's fleeces with me.

From The Well at the World's End: a tale by Morris, William

To this joyous gem Capricorn has added a whole foison of annotations.

From On Something by Belloc, Hilaire

Vive, vive Napol�on, Qui nous b�ille D' la volaille, Du pain et du vin � foison.

From Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 by Walton, William

Gray Pelican, poised where yon broad shallows shine, Know'st thou, that finny foison all is mine In the bag below thy beak — yet thine, not less?

From The Poems of Sidney Lanier by Lanier, Sidney