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