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freshet

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRESHET

n. 1. A flood or overflowing of a river, by means of heavy rains or melted snow; an inundation.
2. A stream of fresh water.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRESHET

Fresh "et, n. Etym: [OE. fresche flood + -et. See Fresh, a.]

1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs. ] Milton.

2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation. Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers When the freshet is at highest. Longfellow.

New American Oxford Dictionary

freshet

fresh et |ˈfreSHət ˈfrɛʃət | ▶noun the flood of a river from heavy rain or melted snow. • a rush of fresh water flowing into the sea. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from Old French freschete, diminutive of freis ‘fresh. ’

Oxford Dictionary

freshet

freshet |ˈfrɛʃɪt | ▶noun the flood of a river from heavy rain or melted snow. • a rush of fresh water flowing into the sea. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from Old French freschete, diminutive of freis ‘fresh ’.