Fresh"et (?), n. [OE.
fresche flood + -et. See Fresh, a.]
1. A stream
of fresh water. [Obs.] Milton.
2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a
sudden inundation. Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers
When the freshet is at highest.
Longfellow.
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