Part 4579

<hw>Fr\'8are</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Friar</er>.]</ety> <def>A friar.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

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<hw>Fres"cade</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Fresco</er>, <er>Fresh</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>A cool walk; shady place.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Maunder.</i>

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<hw>Fres"co</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Frescoes</plw> or <plw>Frescos</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[It., fr. <ets>fresco</ets> fresh; of German origin. See <er>Fresh</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Prior.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A painting on plaster in either of senses <sd>a</sd> and <sd>b</sd>.</def>

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<hw>Fres"co</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Frescoed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Frescoing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To paint in fresco, as walls.</def>

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<hw>Fresh</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Fresher</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>superl</tt>. <er>Freshest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>fresch</ets>, AS. <ets>fersc</ets>; akin to D. <ets>versch</ets>, G. <ets>frisch</ets>, OHG. <ets>frisc</ets>, Sw. <ets>frisk</ets>, Dan. <ets>frisk</ets>, <ets>fersk</ets>, Icel. <ets>fr<?/skr</ets> frisky, brisk, <ets>ferskr</ets> fresh; cf. It. <ets>fresco</ets>, OF. <ets>fres</ets>, <ets>freis</ets>, fem. <ets>freske</ets>, <ets>fresche</ets>, F. <ets>frais</ets>, fem. <ets>fra<?/che</ets>, which are of German origin. Cf. <er>Fraischeur</er>, <er>Fresco</er>, <er>Frisk</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>New; original; additional.</def> "Fear of <i>fresh</i> mistakes."

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<blockquote>A <b>fresh</b> pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs. <i>Landor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; <as>as, <ex>fresh</ex> vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.</as>; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; <as>as, a <ex>fresh</ex> supply of goods; <ex>fresh</ex> tea, raisins, etc.</as>; lately come or made public; <as>as, <ex>fresh</ex> news</as>; recently taken from a well or spring; <as>as, <ex>fresh</ex> water</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Youthful; florid; <as>as, these <ex>fresh</ex> nymphs</as>.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; <as>as, a <ex>fresh</ex> hand on a ship</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; <as>as, <ex>fresh</ex> for a combat</as>; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; <as>as, a <ex>fresh</ex> wind</as>.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Not salt; <as>as, <ex>fresh</ex> water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; <ex>fresh</ex> meat, in distinction from that which is pickled or salted.</as></def>

<cs><col>Fresh breeze</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a breeze between a moderate and a strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour.</cd> -- <col>Fresh gale</col>, <cd>a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour.</cd> -- <col>Fresh way</col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>increased speed.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Sound; unimpaired; recent; unfaded: ruddy; florid; sweet; good: inexperienced; unpracticed: unused; lively; vigorous; strong.</syn>

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<hw>Fresh</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Freshes</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A stream or spring of fresh water.</def>

<blockquote>He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show him Where the quick <b>freshes</b> are. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>