Fine (2)
Fine, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fined (fīnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Fining.] [From Fine, a.] 1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.It hath been fined and refined...
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Fine (3)
Fine (?), n. [OE. fin, L. finis end, also in LL., a final agreement or concord between the lord and his vassal; a sum of money paid at the end, so as to make an end of a transac...
Fine (4)
Fine, v. t. [From Fine, n.] To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the tre...
Fine (5)
Fine, v. i. To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).Men fined for the king's good will; or that he would remit his anger; women fined for leave to marry. Hallam.
Fine (6)
Fine, v. t. & i. [OF. finer, F. finir. See Finish, v. t.] To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.
Fine (7)
Fine (?), adv. 1. Finely; well; elegantly; fully; delicately; mincingly.2. (Billiards & Pool) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as t...
Fine (8)
Fine (fīn), v. i. To become fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale will fine; the weather fined.To fineaway, down, off, gradually to become fine; to diminish; to dwind...
Finedraw
Fine″draw′ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Finedrawn (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Finedrawing.] To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to renter. Marryat.
Finedrawer
Fine″draw′er (?), n. One who finedraws.
Finedrawn
Fine″drawn′ (?), a. Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice; as, finedrawn speculations.
Fineer
Fi‐neer″ (?), v. i. To run in debt by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit. Goldsmith.
Fineer (2)
Fi‐neer″, v. t. To veneer.
Fineless
Fine″less (?), a. [Fine end + -less.] Endless; boundless. Shak.
Finely
Fine″ly, adv. In a fine or finished manner.
Fineness
Fine″ness, n. [From Fine, a.] 1. The quality or condition of being fine.2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor.The fineness of th...
Finer
Fin″er (?), n. One who fines or purifies.
Finery
Fin″er‐y (?), n. 1. Fineness; beauty.Don't choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. I. Watts.2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy ...
Finespun
Fine″spun′ (?), a. Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.
Finesse
Fi′nesse″ (? or?), n. [F., fr. fin fine. See Fine, a.] 1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men...
Finesse (2)
Fi‐nesse″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Finessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Finessing.] 1. To use artifice or stratagem. Goldsmith.2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player,...
Finestill
Fine″still′ (?), v. t. To distill, as spirit from molasses or some saccharine preparation.
Finestiller
Fine″still′er (?), n. One who finestills.
Finew
Fin″ew (?), n. [See Fenowed.] Moldiness.
Finfish
Fin″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A finback whale. (b) (pl.) True fish, as distinguished from shellfish.
Finfoot
Fin″foot′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A South American bird (Heliornis fulica) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus Podica.
Finger
Fin″ger (fĭṉ″gẽr), n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.] 1. O...
Finger (2)
Fin″ger (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fingered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fingering.] 1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.Let the papers lie;You would be fingering them t...