Re*frig"er*a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), a. [L.
refrigeratorius.] Mitigating heat; cooling.
Re*frig"er*a*to*ry, n.; pl.
-ries (-fr?z). [CF. F.
réfrigératoire.] That which refrigerates or
cools. Specifically: (a) In distillation, a
vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in
which is thereby condensed. (b) The
chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine.