refreshment
something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
refreshments, articles or portions of food or drink, especially for a light meal.
the act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed.
Origin of refreshment
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How to use refreshment in a sentence
Normally of good balance, I found myself reaching for the handrail, unable to clasp it for the refreshments in my hands.
Just as she was going out to offer refreshments, another visitor arrived.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeThe Bois l'Herys, in consequence, are well-informed with regard to the houses that provide refreshments.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetWe had sandwiches and chicken salad and olives and three kinds of cake and ice cream for refreshments.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterThere were innumerable little advantages and refreshments to our worn and wasted spirits in the walk of which we were deprived.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio Pellico
About eleven o'clock some refreshments are offered, but few take any, except a little wine and water and candied sugar.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3) | Elliott Coues
British Dictionary definitions for refreshment
/ (rɪˈfrɛʃmənt) /
the act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed
(plural) snacks and drinks served as a light meal
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