Fine(a.) To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
Fine(a.) To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
Fine(a.) To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
Fine(n.) End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
Fine(n.) 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.
Fine(n.) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
Fine(n.) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
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 trespassers were fined ten dollars.
Fine(superl.) Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
Fine(superl.) Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
Fine(superl.) Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
Fine(superl.) Not coarse, gross, or heavy
Fine(superl.) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
Fine(superl.) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
Fine(superl.) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
Fine(superl.) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
Fine(superl.) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
Fine(superl.) Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
Fine(superl.) (Used ironically.)
Fine(v. i.) To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
Fine(v. t.) To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.
Fined(imp. & p. p.) of Fine
Finely(adv.) In a fine or finished manner.
Fineness(a.) The quality or condition of being fine.
Fineness(a.) Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor.
Fineness(a.) The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.
Fineness(a.) Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.
Fining(n.) The act of imposing a fin/.
Fining(n.) The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire.
Fining(n.) That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer.
Fining(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fine
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