Refreyded by sickness . . . or by cold drinks.
Chaucer.
Ref`ri*ca"tion (r?f`r?*k?"sh?n), n. [L. refricare to rub again.] A
rubbing up afresh; a brightening. [Obs.]
A continual refrication of the memory.
Bp. Hall.
Re*frig"er*ant (r?*fr?j"?r-ant), a. [L. refrigerans, p. pr. of
refrigerare: cf. F. réfrigérant. See Refrigerate.] Cooling; allaying
heat or fever. Bacon.
Re*frig"er*ant, n. That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a
medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of
fever; -- used also figuratively. Holland. "A refrigerant to passion."
Blair.
Re*frig"er*ate (-t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refrigerated (- `td); p. pr. &
vb. n. Refrigerating.] [L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare; pref.
re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris, coolness. See
Frigid.] To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.
Re*frig`er*a"tion (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. réfrigération, L.
refrigeratio.] The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the
state of being cooled.
Re*frig"er*a*tive (r?*fr?j"?r*?*t?v), a. [Cf. F. réfrigératif.]
Cooling; allaying heat. -- n. A refrigerant.
Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative treatment.