Fresh , v. t. To refresh; to freshen. [Obs.]
Rom. of R.
Fresh , n.; pl.
Freshes (&?;). 1. A stream or spring of fresh water.
He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show him
Where the quick freshes are.
Shak. 2.
A flood; a freshet. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
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.
Fresh (fr&ebreve;sh), a.
[Compar. Fresher (-&etilde;r);
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.
2. New; original; additional. "Fear of fresh mistakes." Sir W. Scott.
A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs.
Landor.
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.
4. Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs.
Shak.
5. In a raw, green,
or untried state; uncultivated;
uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.
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.
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.
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.
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