REFRAME
Re*frame" (r*frm), v. t.
Defn: To frame again or anew.
REFRANGIBILITY Re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty (r*frn`j*bl"*t), n. Etym: [Cf. F. réfrangibilité.]
Defn: The quality of being refrangible.
REFRANGIBLE
Re*fran"gi*ble (-frn"j*b'l), a. Etym: [Cf. F. réfrangible. See
Refract.]
Defn: Capable of being refracted, or turned out of a direct course, in passing from one medium to another, as rays of light. — Re*fran"gi*ble*ness, n.
REFRENATION Ref`re*na"tion (rf`r*n"shn), n. Etym: [L. refrenatio. See Refrain, v. t.]
Defn: The act of refraining. [Obs.]
REFRESH Re*fresh" (r*frsh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refreshed (-frsht"); p. pr. & vb. n. Refreshing.] Etym: [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See Fresh, a.]
1. To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind. Chaucer. Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1 Cor. xvi. 18. And labor shall refresh itself with hope. Shak.