Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Refresh \Re*fresh"\ (r?*fr?sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refreshed}
   (-fr?sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refreshing}.] [OE. refreshen,
   refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir,
   F. rafra?chir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See
   {Fresh}, a.]
   1. To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit,
      animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or
      depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to
      reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
      --Chaucer.

            Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. --1
                                                  Cor. xvi. 18.

            And labor shall refresh itself with hope. --Shak.

   2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore.

            The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol? The
            shield of Pallas, and renew their gold. --Dryden.

   {To refresh the memory}, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a
      reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.

   Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate;
        renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.

Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a.
   Reviving; reanimating. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ly}, adv. --
   {Re*fresh"ing*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

refreshing
     adj 1: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
            [syn: {bracing}, {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising},
            {fresh}, {refreshful}, {tonic}]
     2: pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most
        refreshing sort" [syn: {novel}]