GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   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”.
   
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   It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men. Hobbes.
   
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   2. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.  L. H. Bailey.
   
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   3. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
   
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   I often sate at home
   
   On evenings, watching how they fined themselves
   
   With gradual conscience to a perfect night. Browning.
   
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   fined adj. subjected to punishment by a fine.
   
   Syn. -- mulcted.
   
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