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/rəfrˈɛʃmənt/ Listen

noun

Refreshment n.

The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression.

That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation; especially, an article of food or drink.

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Etymology of 'Refreshment'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Refreshment" Quotes from Famous Books

... advisers unto thee, and duly practise yourselves as ye will. Or else deliver thy counsellors to me this night, and take mine to thyself. But if both sides be with thee, mine advocate in tribulation and fear, but thine in joy and refreshment, me thinketh it is not a fair trial, but a tyrannical misuse of power, and a breaking of the covenants." The king, compelled to yield by the gracefulness of this speech took his wise men and priests to himself, and delivered ...

— Barlaam and Ioasaph • St. John of Damascus

... the early spring and in the late fall, Peter Rabbit watches the Smiling Pool with a great deal of eagerness. Can you guess why? It is because two very good friends of Peter's are in the habit of stopping there for a few days for rest and refreshment before continuing the long journey which they are obliged to make. They are Mr. and Mrs. Quack, the Mallard Ducks. Peter is very fond of them, and when the time for their arrival draws near, Peter ...

— Mother West Wind "Where" Stories • Thornton W. Burgess

... did not care for his mid-morning refreshment, for, with the most courtly of smiles, he arose and left them ...

— The Prince of Graustark • George Barr McCutcheon

... Japan is the stand-by of every meal—the never-failing and ever-ready refreshment. Besides being the courteous offering to the visitor, it serves a high purpose in the home life of these peoples; uniting the family and friends in their domestic life and pleasures at all times and seasons. At ...

— The Little Tea Book • Arthur Gray

... and Dawson have contrived some sort of meal for you in the schoolroom. They have done their best, Mr. Malcolm; but what with committees and deputations and Heaven knows what, my mistress has been driven almost out of her senses. The maids are in the dining-room now, for there's to be tea and light refreshment; and they've been behindhand too with the plants from Covent Garden, drat them," muttered the old man irritably. He was a faithful servant, and true to his mistress's interests; but he was growing old, and there were times when he longed to sit quietly under his own fig ...

— Herb of Grace • Rosa Nouchette Carey

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