frescade

frescade
\\fresˈkād, -äd\ noun (-s)
Etymology: obsolete French, from Middle French, probably from (assumed) Old Provençal frescada cool of the evening, cool drink (whence Provençal frescado), from Old Provençal fresc fresh, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh
: a cool walk : shady place

where each frescade rings with melodious booing — W.H.Auden


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  • Frescade — Fres cade, n. [See {Fresco}, {Fresh}, a.] A cool walk; shady place. [R.] Maunder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frescade — nf frais, fraîcheur Gascogne …   Glossaire des noms topographiques en France

  • frescade — fres·cade …   English syllables

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