Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fresh"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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