Plenties

Plenties
Plenty Plen"ty, n.; pl. {Plenties}, in --Shak. [OE. plentee, plente, OF. plent['e], fr. L. plenitas, fr. plenus full. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Complete}.] Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency; specifically, abundant productiveness of the earth; ample supply for human wants; abundance; copiousness. ``Plenty of corn and wine.'' --Gen. xxvii. 28. ``Promises Britain peace and plenty.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Houses of office stuffed with plentee. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

The teeming clouds Descend in gladsome plenty o'er the world. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Abundance; exuberance. See {Abundance}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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