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”; see fusion

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Example Sentences

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foison

So arise, Squire, and take the hounds and come with me; for not far off is a little thicket which mostly harbours foison of deer, great and small. 

From Wood Beyond the World by William Morris

Soye, oüate, tabac, draps de laine, poisson, Bois, bleds, sel, bescars, tout luy vient à foison.

From The Story of Rouen by Sir Theodore Andrea Cook

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

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

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

From On Something by Hilaire Belloc

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 Sidney Lanier

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