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mes with of. Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed Labor, as to debar us when we need Refreshment. Milton. Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized life. Buckle.

Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner. "The golden dew of sleep." Shak.

To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan.

A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] Prior.

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

To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser.

Refreshment. [Obs.]

To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.

consists of two or more courses; as, he won two heats out of three. Many causes . . . for refreshment betwixt the heats. Dryden. [He] struck off at one heat the matchless tale of "Tam o'Shanter." J. C. Shairp.

A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; esp. (Med.),

[Etym. uncertain.] (Gaming) The percentage taken out of a pool to pay for refreshments, or for the expenses of the table. R. F. Foster.

To take rest and refreshment at noon.

ted from a sweet- smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma. No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field. Pope.

A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.

sposed of by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers. Jer. Taylor.

To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify. Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than an…

The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.

Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. Let the music of them be recreative. Bacon. --- Rec"re*a`tive*ly, adv. -- Rec"re*a`tive*ness, n.

To restore after hunger or fatique; to refresh. [Archaic] Sir T. Browne.