(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:39:28

Re*stor"a*tive (r?*st?r"?*t?v), a. [Cf. F. restoratif.]

Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore.

Destroys life's enemy, Hunger, with sweet restorative delight. Milton.

 

© Webster 1913.

Re*stor"a*tive, n.

Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine.

Arbuthnot.

 

© Webster 1913.

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