1. [adv]  very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes"
2. [adj]  improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"
3. [adj]  not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"
4. [adj]  not stale or old; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"
5. [adj]  not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables"
6. [adj]  not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water"
7. [adj]  imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
8. [adj]  (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"
9. [adj]  of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
10. [adj]  free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"
11. [adj]  having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the cow is fresh"
12. [adj]  not soured or preserved; "sweet milk"
13. [adj]  with restored energy

1. \Fresh\, a. [Compar. {Fresher}; superl. {Freshest}.] [OE.
   fresch, AS. fersc; akin to D. versch, G. frisch, OHG. frisc,
   Sw. frisk, Dan. frisk, fersk, Icel. fr?skr frisky, brisk,
   ferskr fresh; cf. It. fresco, OF. fres, freis, fem. freske,
   fresche, F. frais, fem. fra?che, which are of German origin.
   Cf. {Fraischeur}, {Fresco}, {Frisk}.]
   1. Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong;
      unimpaired; sound.
   
   2. New; original; additional. ``Fear of fresh mistakes.''
      --Sir W. Scott.
   
            A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the
            limbs.                                --Landor.
   
   3. Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not
      stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or
      tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers,
      eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained;
      occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods;
      fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as,
      fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as,
      fresh water.
   
   4. Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs. --Shak.
   
   5. In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated;
      uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.
   
   6. Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as,
      fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor;
      rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind.
   
   7. Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which
      is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction
      from that which is pickled or salted.
   
   {Fresh breeze} (Naut.), a breeze between a moderate and a
      strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour.
   
   {Fresh gale}, a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour.
   
   
   {Fresh way} (Naut.), increased speed.
   
   Syn: Sound; unimpaired; recent; unfaded: ruddy; florid;
        sweet; good: inexperienced; unpracticed: unused; lively;
        vigorous; strong.
   
   

2. \Fresh\, n.; pl. {Freshes}.
   1. A stream or spring of fresh water.
   
            He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show
            him Where the quick freshes are.      --Shak.
   
   2. A flood; a freshet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
   
   3. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays,
      as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or
      into the sea. --Beverly.
   
   

3. \Fresh\, v. t.
   To refresh; to freshen. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
   
   

["Fresh: A Higher-Order Language Based on Unification", G. Smolka, in Logic Programming: Functions, Relations and Equations", D. DeGroot et al, P-H 1986, pp. 469-524].