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  • noun Plural form of fortifier.

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Examples

  • And seeing that sometimes all these tools of destruction were baffled by the cunning subtlety or the subtle cunning (which you please) of fortifiers, he lately invented cannons, field-pieces, culverins, bombards, basiliskos, murdering instruments that dart iron, leaden, and brazen balls, some of them outweighing huge anvils.

    Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

  • And seeing that sometimes all these tools of destruction were baffled by the cunning subtlety or the subtle cunning (which you please) of fortifiers, he lately invented cannons, field-pieces, culverins, bombards, basiliskos, murdering instruments that dart iron, leaden, and brazen balls, some of them outweighing huge anvils.

    Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

  • Several of the kings of Israel and Judah distinguished themselves as fortifiers or "builders" of cities.

    Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

  • They seemed able to do everything, and they have not been surpassed in what they did as painters, sculptors, architects, engineers, fortifiers of cities, mathematicians, thinkers.

    Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome 1881

  • The subject of aphrodisiacs in the East would fill a small library: almost every medical treatise ends in a long disquisition upon fortifiers, provocatives 'etc.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Then there are cloves of garlics -- sovereign fortifiers of the stomach -- and, lastly, there is a large box of my favourite rufuses.

    Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire William Harrison Ainsworth 1843

  • In some cases, powdered infant formula cannot be prepared with boiled water cooled to 70°C because of potentially heat-sensitive ingredients, such as human milk fortifiers or formulas for special medical purposes.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • Now, the doctors are trying different combinations of fortifiers to find the exact combination that's best for Josie, says Jim Bob - who, with Michelle, is continuing to learn about the ups and downs of caring for a preemie, he says.

    People.com Latest News Alicia Dennis 2010

  • The results of the study are significant because, until recently, the standard of care and the only human milk fortifiers available were bovine-based.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • In some cases, powdered infant formula cannot be prepared with boiled water cooled to 70°C because of potentially heat-sensitive ingredients, such as human milk fortifiers or formulas for special medical purposes.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

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