adv. [ Pref. a- + fresh. ] Anew; again; once more; newly. [ 1913 Webster ]

They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh. Heb. vi. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of being a creature. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To shadow or typi&unr_;y beforehand; to prefigure. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Foreshow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The fore part of a ship. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the part of the seashore between the high-water and and low-water marks. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. 1. (Fine Art) To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Songs, and deeds, and lives that lie
Foreshortened in the tract of time. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Fine Arts) Representation in a foreshortened mode or way. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. In distillation of low wines, the first portion of spirit that comes over, being a fluid abounding in fusel oil. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. foresceáwian to foresee, provide; fore + sceáwian to see. See Show, v. t. ] To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your looks foreshow
You have a gentle heart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Next, like Aurora, Spenser rose,
Whose purple blush the day foreshows. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who predicts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Fresher superl. Freshest. ] [ OE. fresch, AS. fersc; akin to D. versch, G. frisch, OHG. frisc, Sw. frisk, Dan. frisk, fersk, Icel. frīskr frisky, brisk, ferskr fresh; cf. It. fresco, OF. fres, freis, fem. freske, fresche, F. frais, fem. fraîche, which are of German origin. Cf. Fraischeur, Fresco, Frisk. ] 1. Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. New; original; additional. “Fear of fresh mistakes.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as, fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as, fresh water. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from that which is pickled or salted. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fresh breeze (Naut.), a breeze between a moderate and a strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour. --
Fresh gale, a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour. --
Fresh way (Naut.), increased speed.

Syn. -- Sound; unimpaired; recent; unfaded: ruddy; florid; sweet; good: inexperienced; unpracticed: unused; lively; vigorous; strong. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Freshes 1. A stream or spring of fresh water. [ 1913 Webster ]

He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show him
Where the quick freshes are. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A flood; a freshet. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea. Beverly. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To refresh; to freshen. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. recently cut; -- of flowers; as, a fresh-cut bouquet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Freshened p. pr. & vb. n. Freshening 1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salty; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To refresh; to revive. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it. --
To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part. --
To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a first-year undergraduate. [ Brit. slang ]
Syn. -- freshman. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. fresche flood + -et. See Fresh, a. ] 1. A stream of fresh water. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers
When the freshet is at highest. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a fresh manner; vigorously; newly, recently; brightly; briskly; coolly; as, freshly gathered; freshly painted; the wind blows freshly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Looks he as freshly as he did? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Freshmen A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university.
Syn. -- frosh. [ 1913 Webster ]

He drank his glass and cracked his joke,
And freshmen wondered as he spoke. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Freshman class, the lowest of the four classes in an American college. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a freshman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Refreshment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being fresh. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Scots had the advantage both for number and freshness
of men. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

And breathe the freshness of the open air. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace. Granville. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unpracticed. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Unskilled; raw. [ Colloq. ] “Fresh-water soldiers.” Knolles.

n. The office of a lecturer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. [ F. prélature, or LL. praelatura. ] The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To foreshow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or privileges of the firstborn. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of refreshing. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Refreshed p. pr. & vb. n. Refreshing. ] [ OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra&unr_;chir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See Fresh, a. ] 1. To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1 Cor. xvi. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]

And labor shall refresh itself with hope. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol&unr_;
The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, refreshes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ten guineas a day is the highest refresher which a counsel can charge. London Truth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of power to refresh; refreshing. -- Re*fresh"ful*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Reviving; reanimating. -- Re*fresh"ing*ly, adv. -- Re*fresh"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ CF. OF. refreschissement, F. rafraîchissement. ] 1. The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation; especially, an article of food or drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To shape again. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on a second voyage; as, to reship bonded merchandise. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To engage one's self again for service on board of a vessel after having been discharged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of reshipping; also, that which is reshipped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who reships. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Squirehood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thrashed p. pr. & vb. n. Thrashing. ] [ OE. þreschen, þreshen, to beat, AS. þerscan, þrescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. þreskja, Sw. tröska, Dan. tærske, Goth. þriskan, Lith. traszketi to rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash, OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. Thresh. ] 1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by machines. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, v. t. 1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently. [ 1913 Webster ]

I rather would be Maevius, thrash for rhymes,
Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Threshed p. pr. & vb. n. Threshing. ] Same as Thrash. [ 1913 Webster ]

He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. 1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sage thrasher. (Zool.) See under Sage. --
Thrasher whale (Zool.), the common killer of the Atlantic. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. Same as Thrasher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Threshold. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. threswold, þreshwold, AS. þrescwald, þerscwald, þerscold, þrescold, fr. þrescan, þerscan, to thresh; akin to Icel. þreskjöde, þröskuldr, Sw. tröskel, Dan. tærskel. See Thrash. ] 1. The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life. [ 1913 Webster ]