[1775–85; re- + freshen]This word is first recorded in the period 1775–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Americanism, amateur, backup, cabriole, flashingre- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert
Examples of 'refreshen' in a sentence
refreshen
Usually we can refreshen the edges and put them back together and repair the ear front and back.