English

Etymology
From Old French freschete, a diminutive of freis.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'fɹ��ɪt/

Noun
en-noun

1. The sudden flooding of a stream because of heavy rain etc
2. poetic a small stream, especially one flowing into the sea

#:*1936: Between the kerbs and the snow-banks a freshet of clear blue water rises. Within me a freshet that chokes the narrow gorge of my veins. � Henry Miller, Black Spring

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