refreshIng ness

[Eng. refreshing; -ne .] The quality or state of being refreshing. rě-fresh-měnt, *re-fre he-ment, subst. [Eng. refresh; -ment.] 1. The act of refreshing or reinvigorating; the state of being refreshed; relief after labor, want, pain, fatigue, . "The refreshment of the lower ranks of mankind bvan intermi ion of their labors." -Bp. Horsley: Sermons, vol. ii., ser. 23. 2. That which refreshes, reinvigorates, or restores strength or vigor; as food, drink, or rest. (In the plural it is almost exclusively applied to food or drink; as, Refreshments were then served.) refreshment-room, subst . A room at a railway station in which refreshments are sold. *re-fret, *re-frete, subst . [Old Fr.) Refrain, burden. "This was the refret of that caroull."-Chronic on Vilodunense, p. 115. *re-fri-ca-tion, s. [Pref. re-, and Eng. fri cation (q. v.).] A rubbing up anew or afresh. "A continual ref rica tion of the memory." -Bp. Hall: Works, iv. 501. refrigerant