nouilles or noules, n.f.pl., ribbon vermicelli.
noulet, n.m., gutter; rafter (of a roof).
noumène, n.m., (in Kant’s philos.) noumenon.
nourrain, n.m., fry (fish). V. alevin.
nourri, -e, part., nourished, fed; rich, full, copious; (of fire) well sustained, brisk. Feu bien —; very brisk fire. Une couleur —e; (paint.) color thickly laid on. Blé, grain, bien —; well-filled corn. Style —; copious style.
nourrice, n.f., nurse; wet-nurse. Mère —; foster-mother. Mettre un enfant en —; to put a child out to nurse. Elle dit qu’elle a vingt ans; et les mois de —; she says she is twenty; and the rest!
nourricier, n.m., foster-father, fosterer.
nourrici-er, -ère, adj., nutritive, nutritious. Père —; foster-father. Mère —ère; foster-mother.
nourrir, v.a., to nourish, to nurture; to feed, to keep, to maintain, to sustain; to suckle, to nurse, to foster, to harbor, to entertain; to supply; to bring up, to rear, to keep alive; to cherish. Le bois nourrit le feu; wood feeds the fire. La Sicile nourrissait Rome; Sicily supplied Rome with provisions. L’étude nourrit l’esprit; study strengthens the understanding. L’espérance nourrit l’amour; hope keeps love alive.