| Fine (fine) |
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| a. | (f***imacr]n) |
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| Fine |
| [Compar. Finer (?);
superl. Finest.] [F. fin, LL.
finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf.
finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense
accomplished, |
Finished; brought to
perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior;
elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
Aiming at show or effect; loaded with
ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful;
skillful; dexterous.
Not coarse, gross, or heavy
Having (such) a proportion of pure metal
in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
(Used ironically.)
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To make fine] to refine; to purify, to
clarify; as, to fine gold.
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk,
texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
To change by fine gradations; as
(Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her
lines gradually.
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| Fine (fine) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Fine |
| [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 transaction, suit, or
prosecution; mulct; penalty; cf. OF. |
End; conclusion; termination;
extinction.
A sum of money paid as the settlement of a
claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a
payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense;
a mulct.
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between
persons, as the lord and his vassal.
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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 trespassers were fined ten
dollars.
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To pay a fine. See
Fine, n., 3 (b).
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| Fine (fine) |
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| v. t. *** i. | |
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| Fine |
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To
finish] to cease; or to cause to cease.
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Finely; well; elegantly; fully; delicately; mincingly.
In a manner so
that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to
be deflected but little, the object ball being driven to one
side.
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| Fine (fine) |
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| v. i. | (f***imacr]n) |
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| Fine |
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To become
fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale will fine; the
weather fined.
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