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Definition of Freshens
1. freshen [v] - See also: freshen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Freshens
Literary usage of Freshens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1890)
"Reeves freshens the edges of the wound and stitches them together. Each case,
however, must he treated according to its own individual merit, ..."
2. Harper's Cyclopaedia of British and American Poetry edited by Epes Sargent (1882)
"It freshens the heart, it brightens the sight, 'Tis like quaffing a goblet of
... abroad his matins loud, As he freshens his wing in tho cold gray cloud. ..."
3. The Poetical Works of Robert Southey by Robert Southey (1845)
"... Leeches of fire for ever hang and pull, And worms of fire for ever gnaw their
food, That, still renew'd, freshens for ever their perpetual pains. ..."
4. The impious feast, a poem by Robert Eyres Landor (1828)
"Confirms and freshens still: our con* rite sighs " Ascend to Him as incense,
blessed in this " Beyond all gifts—above all sacrifice— " They do not fail or ..."
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