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Definition of Refreshments
1. refreshment [n] - See also: refreshment
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refreshments
Literary usage of Refreshments
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (1883)
"refreshments AND ETHICS. IN regard to Island 74, which is situated not far from
the former Napoleon, a freak of the river here has sorely perplexed the laws ..."
2. The Innocents Abroad: Or the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain (2001)
"... without “FIVE MINUTES FOR refreshments”—AMERICA. once cursing the railroad
company. A rare experience, and one to be treasured forever. ..."
3. The Vicar of Wakefield: Der Landprediger Von Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"The chaplain's errand was to inform us, that Mr. Thornhill had provided music
and refreshments, and intended that night giving the young ladies a ball by ..."
4. St. Lucia by Don Philpott (2005)
"refreshments The Beach Cafe Jambe de Bois is named after the famous pirate Francois
Ledere. The restaurant is beside the sea and looks out over Rodney Bay. ..."
5. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1897)
"... it was regarded an easy thing to go a hundred leagues or more.1 An idea of
the character of the refreshments dispensed at such entertainments may be ..."
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