Definition of Favous

1. like a honeycomb [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Favous

favouringly
favourise
favourite
favourite(a)
favourite son
favourited
favourites
favouritest
favouriting
favouritism
favouritisms
favourize
favourless
favourous
favours
favous (current term)
favrile
favriles
favs
favulariate
favus
favuses
favy
faw
fawce
fawe
fawkner
fawkners
fawn
fawn lily

Literary usage of Favous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The London Medical Gazette (1842)
"I agree fully in the main with Rayer; and I think there can be no doubt in the mind of any one who has observed this disease attentively, that the favous ..."

2. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1866)
"That these are not o:h<r- wise interested than as just stated would seem to result from the fact, that ti« favous crust, when removed, leaves only a ..."

3. The American Medical Intelligencer by Robley Dunglison (1840)
"... the favous pustules, instead of being distinct, as in the former, are confluent from the commencement, and form patches of various extent, ..."

4. The Principles and Practice of Veterinary Surgery by William Williams (1894)
"•worm crust of the horse producing the favous crust of the dog and cat, and vie» versa; but from the foregoing observations, and from the opinion of Bennett ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Favous on Dictionary.com!Search for Favous on Thesaurus.com!Search for Favous on Google!Search for Favous on Wikipedia!

Search