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sea fret

noun

  1. a wet mist or haze coming inland from the sea

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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As we stand on the deck to watch the spectacular russet sunset, mummifying my face with a scarf to protect against the freezing sea fret, I remember that Tennessee Williams, whose plays were set in the American south, once told a London cast that his work made sense only if the cast and audience understood the effect on the characters of the searing daily heat.

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There are strong winds, a thick sea fret and it's very, very damp.

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Golf, however, is supposed to be about conquering the anxiety that creeps into the mind like a sea fret.

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The last thing they need now is a good old Scarborough sea fret.

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