refreshment
nounEtymology
Recorded since 1665; either directly or via Middle English refreschement, from Old French refrescher (12th century; modern French rafraîchir), itself from re- (“again”) + fresche (“fresh”) (modern French frais; from a Germanic source, cognate with Old High German frisc, modern German frisch, Dutch fris, etc.)
- derived from refrescher
- derived from refreschement
Definitions
The process of refreshing
The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.
- All refreshments will be provided by the hosts.
- He was very friendly and polite to John, and after giving us a slight look, he called a groom to take us to our boxes, and invited John to take some refreshment.
The result of being refreshed.
The neighborhood
- neighborrefresher
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at refreshment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at refreshment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at refreshment
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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