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

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

‖adv. & a. [ It. al fresco in or on the fresh. ] In the open-air. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Fresco, Fresh, a. ] A cool walk; shady place. [ R. ] Maunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Frescoes or Frescos [ It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See Fresh, a. ] 1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [ R. ] Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fine Arts) (a) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries. (b) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner. (c) A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b. [ 1913 Webster ]

al fresco in the open air; out of doors; outdoors; as, to dine al fresco. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Frescoed p. pr. & vb. n. Frescoing. ] To paint in fresco, as walls. [ 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.

{ } [ From Fresnel the inventor, a French physicist. ] A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical Fresnel lens. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Fresnel lamp. ] (Optics) See under Lens. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Yiddish, fresn fr. G. fressen to eat (used of animals). ] to eat copiously and without restraint; to snack frequently. [ slang ]
Syn. -- gluttonize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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 ]