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Freshen v. t. (past & past part. freshened; pres. part. freshening)

1.

To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salty; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.

2.

To refresh; to revive. (Obs.)

3.

(Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.

To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.

To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part.

To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel.

Freshen v. i.

1.

To grow fresh; to lose saltness.

2.

To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.

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"Freshen" Quotes from Famous Books

... port; along which we walked towards the afternoon. I should be inclined to remark this spot, near which is an esplanade of good houses, as the most sheltered and desirable quarter of Nice. The breeze, which had begun to freshen, was just perceptible where we stood, though its effects in the open sea were visible by the plunging of the waves under our feet; and it appears hardly possible for any but a south or south-west wind to get at this ...

— Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone - Made During the Year 1819 • John Hughes

... then, say four o'clock. Can't possibly have it before then," said Arthur, struggling vainly to keep his jaws together. "Oh, this will never do. Come down to the rocks, all of you, and get a good blow to freshen you up. I never saw such ...

— More About Peggy • Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey

... the best I've got. And my gloves have been cleaned over and over, till you said yourself, last time, they would hardly do to wear again. If it were any use, I should say I must have a new dress; but I thought at least I should freshen up with the 'little fixings,' and perhaps have something left for a few natural flowers ...

— Faith Gartney's Girlhood • Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

... going home to freshen up a bit, for I must be back in an hour. Mother took my place, so I could be spared, and came off, ...

— Rose in Bloom - A Sequel to "Eight Cousins" • Louisa May Alcott

... headache that was anything but a pretense. As she wandered about the house and gardens, she trailed a beautiful negligee with that carelessness which in a woman of clean and orderly habits invariably indicates the possession of many clothes and of a maid who can be counted on to freshen things up before they shall be used again. Her father came home to lunch in ...

— The Conflict • David Graham Phillips

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