What is to act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend. [Obs.] Fortune friends the bold. Spenser called?
friend — To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend. [Obs.] Fortune friends the bold. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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