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Look up fine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fine may refer to: Fran Fine, the title character of The Nanny Sylvia Fine (The Nanny), Fran's mother
Fine
Weight of fine metal in a precious metal object
The fineness of a precious metal object (coin, bar, jewelry, etc.) represents the weight of fine metal therein, in proportion to the total weight which
Fineness
Acronym for fair trade networks
FINE is an informal association of the four main fair trade networks: Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), International Fair Trade Association
FINE
American politician (born 1974)
Randall Adam Fine (born April 20, 1974) is an American politician and former gambling industry executive serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's
Randy_Fine
Name list
Fíne is a Gaelic-Irish feminine given name. At least two women named Fín or Fíne are attested in the Irish annals: Fín, princess of Cenél nEógain, wife
Fíne
2007 American film
It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. is a 2007 American independent drama film directed by David Brothers and Crispin Glover. It was written by and stars Steven
It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.
It_Is_Fine!_Everything_Is_Fine.
Art developed primarily for aesthetics
In European academic traditions, fine art (or fine arts) is considered a kind of high art and is made primarily for aesthetics or creative expression
Fine_art
American video game developer
Double Fine Productions, Inc. is an American video game developer based in San Francisco, California. It is a first-party developer of Xbox Game Studios
Double_Fine
American comedian and actor (1902–1975)
Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg; October 4, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American actor, comedian and musician. He is best known as a member of the
Larry_Fine
Irish political party
Fine Gael (/ˌfiːnə ˈɡeɪl, ˌfɪn-/; Irish: [ˌfʲɪnʲə ˈɡeːl̪ˠ]; lit. 'Family (or Tribe) of the Irish') is a centre-right, liberal-conservative, Christian democratic
Fine_Gael
American actor (born 1993)
Alex Fine (born March 12, 1993) is an American fitness entrepreneur and actor. He has had recurring roles in the American Western drama miniseries 1883
Alex_Fine
Graduate-level university degree
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a graduate degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking
Master_of_Fine_Arts
American composer (1914–1962)
Irving Gifford Fine (December 3, 1914 – August 23, 1962) was an American composer. Fine's work assimilated neoclassical, romantic, and serial elements
Irving_Fine
Dimensionless number that quantifies the strength of the electromagnetic interaction
In physics, the fine-structure constant, also known as the Sommerfeld constant, commonly denoted by α (the Greek letter alpha), is a fundamental physical
Fine-structure_constant
2018 studio album by Well Wisher
This is Fine is the debut studio album from the American pop band Well Wisher. The eleven-track album was released digitally and on vinyl with 6131 Records
This_Is_Fine
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The Latin phrase imperium sine fine ("empire without end") expressed the ideology that neither time nor space
Roman_Empire
Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Fine Cotton (29 November 1976 – 20 February 2009) was a brown Australian Thoroughbred gelding which was at the centre of a substitution scam (also known
Fine_Cotton
1984 single by Tony Carey
"A Fine, Fine Day" is a single released by American singer and keyboardist Tony Carey. It is the opening track on his 1984 album, Some Tough City. The
A_Fine,_Fine_Day
Financial penalty
Look up fine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fine or mulct (the latter synonym typically used in civil law) is a penalty of money that a court of
Fine_(penalty)
Collection of English medieval financial records
The Fine rolls are a collection of financial records maintained by the English Chancery in the Middle Ages. Originating in the reign of King Henry III
Fine_rolls
Academic degree
Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) is a professional doctoral degree in fine arts. It may also be awarded as an honorary degree. Doctoral programmes leading to
Doctor_of_Fine_Arts
Irish-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse
Fine Motion (ファインモーション, Hepburn: Fain Mōshon, foaled 27 January 1999) is an Irish-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Shūka Sho and
Fine_Motion
Topics referred to by the same term
Fines may refer to: Fines, Andalusia, Spanish municipality Fine (penalty) Fine, a dated term for a premium on a lease of land, a large sum the tenant pays
Fines
Cree war chief
Fine Day or kâ-miyokîsihkwêw (c. 1856 – c. 1942) was a Cree war chief of the River People band of Plains Cree. He participated in the North-West Rebellion
Fine-Day
Type of brandy
In the field of oenology, the French term fine identifies and refers to a brandy that is distilled from wine, as opposed to marc, which is a brandy that
Fine_(brandy)
British pop rock band
Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) were a British pop rock band formed in Birmingham, West Midlands, in 1984 by former The Beat band bassist David Steele and guitarist
Fine_Young_Cannibals
2008 Japanese film
Fine, Totally Fine (全然大丈夫, Zenzen daijōbu) is a 2008 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Yosuke Fujita. It is a humorous ensemble drama that portrays
Fine,_Totally_Fine
American academic
Michelle Melody Fine is an American academic in the fields of psychology, American studies, and urban education. She is a distinguished professor at the
Michelle_Fine
Financial punishment
A day-fine, unit fine or structured fine is a pecuniary sanction which is based on the severity of the offence as well as the income (or wealth) of the
Day-fine
University degree
A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a standard undergraduate degree for students pursuing a professional education in the visual arts, fine art, or performing
Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fine line in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fine Line may refer to: A Fine Line, an album by Heather Ranking, 2016 Fine Line (Harry Styles album)
Fine_Line
1995 novel by Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance is the second novel by Rohinton Mistry, published by McClelland and Stewart in 1995. Set in "an unidentified city" in India, initially in
A_Fine_Balance
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fine-tune in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fine-tuning may refer to: Fine-tuning (deep learning) Fine-tuning (physics) Fine-tuned universe Tuning
Fine-tuning
"Fine and Dandy" is a popular song from the 1930 Broadway musical of the same name. The music was written by Kay Swift, the lyrics by Paul James (a pseudonym
Fine_and_Dandy
American lyricist and songwriter (1913–1991)
Sylvia Fine Kaye (August 29, 1913 – October 28, 1991) was an American lyricist, composer, and producer. Many of her compositions and productions were performed
Sylvia_Fine
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fining in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fining may refer to: Finings, additives to beer or wine, see also fining Fining, metallurgy process
Fining
Misogynistic online harassment campaign
controversy, posters on 4chan focused on donating to a group called The Fine Young Capitalists (TFYC), which had been embroiled in a dispute with Quinn
Gamergate
American pornographic actress (1964–2025)
Jeanna Fine (September 29, 1964 – October 2025) was an American pornographic film actress. Fine was born on September 29, 1964 in New York State. Fine joined
Jeanna_Fine
2005 studio album by Bloodhound Gang
Hefty Fine is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on 27 September 2005. Produced by band frontman Jimmy
Hefty_Fine
American acting coach (born 1958)
Howard Fine (born November 28, 1958) is an American acting coach, theatre director, and author. He is the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio. Fine was
Howard_Fine
Ben Fine (born 1948) is Professor of Economics at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. Fine was born in Coventry in 1948
Ben_Fine
2007 single by Mary J. Blige
"Just Fine" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Jazze Pha and Tricky Stewart for her eighth studio
Just_Fine
Hypothesis about life in the universe
The fine-tuned universe is the hypothesis that, because "life as we know it" could not exist if the constants of nature—such as the electron charge or
Fine-tuned_universe
American politician (born 1966)
Laura Fine (born December 13, 1966) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Illinois Senate from the 9th district since 2019, representing
Laura_Fine
British sociologist (1945–2018)
Robert Fine (1945 – 9 June 2018) was a British sociologist. As a political activist, he was associated with the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty and its predecessor
Robert_Fine
American actor (born 1968)
Travis Lane Fine (born June 26, 1968) is an American actor, writer, director and producer, perhaps best known for his film Any Day Now, and for his roles
Travis_Fine
Surname list
Herman Finer (1898–1969), British administrative-scholar Jem Finer musician/composer Sir Morris Finer, lawyer Leslie Finer, journalist Samuel Finer (1915–93)
Finer
American actress and singer (born 1989)
actress Margaret Qualley, she made her acting debut in the 2012 film Mighty Fine. She is best known for her music, which she releases under the name Rainsford
Rainey_Qualley
Type of property conveyance in England
A fine of lands, also called a final concord, or simply a fine, was a species of property conveyance which existed in England (and later in Wales) from
Fine_of_lands
Details in the emission spectrum of an atom
In atomic physics, the fine structure describes the splitting of the spectral lines of atoms due to electron spin and relativistic corrections to the non-relativistic
Fine_structure
Canadian-born British psychologist and writer
Cordelia Fine (born 1975) is a Canadian-born British philosopher of science, psychologist, writer, and science communicator, who lives in Australia. As
Cordelia_Fine
American actress and musician (born 1984)
American actress, singer and songwriter. She was formerly known as the singer A Fine Frenzy, and is known for her role as Queenie Goldstein in Fantastic Beasts
Alison_Sudol
English actor and director (born 1962)
Retrieved 18 January 2014. Cagle, Jess (4 March 1994). "It's Pronounced 'Rafe Fines'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved
Ralph_Fiennes
Monumental structure in San Francisco, US
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, United States, originally built for the
Palace_of_Fine_Arts
American basketball coach
Bernard Arthur Fine (born December 23, 1945) is a former associate head basketball coach for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team and founding member
Bernie_Fine
2016 studio album by Zeal & Ardor
Devil Is Fine is the debut studio album by Swiss avant-garde metal musician Manuel Gagneux, under his alias Zeal & Ardor. Initially released independently
Devil_Is_Fine
1983 single by Jane
"It's a Fine Day" is a song written by English poet and musician Edward Barton. It was originally recorded a cappella in 1983 by Jane Lancaster as Jane
It's_a_Fine_Day
UK certification for flushable wet wipes
Fine to Flush was a certification for flushable wet wipes in the United Kingdom. Wet wipes that met certain criteria deemed capable of breaking down in
Fine_to_Flush
UK supermarket chain, 1951–1988
Fine Fare was a chain of supermarkets which operated in the United Kingdom from 1951 until 1988. During the 1960s the company was the largest operator
Fine_Fare
Topics referred to by the same term
One Fine Day may refer to: "One Fine Day" (song), a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King which was a 1963 hit for the Chiffons "One Fine Day" (Jung
One_Fine_Day
Type of restaurant
Fine dining is a high-end culinary experience focused on refined details from the exceptional quality of the food to the elegance of the ambiance and the
Fine_dining
Raster graphics editor software
Fine Artist is a raster graphics editor program created by Microsoft Kids in 1993. Using this program, it is possible to create paintings. The interface
Fine_Artist
Machine learning technique
In deep learning, fine-tuning is the process of adapting a computational model trained for one task (the upstream task) to perform a different, usually
Fine-tuning_(deep_learning)
1989 single by Indigo Girls
"Closer to Fine" is a song by American folk rock duo Indigo Girls. The song, written by Emily Saliers, who sang lead vocals, was released as the first
Closer_to_Fine
North American food production and distribution company
Parkway West". WPXI. May 18, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2023. "A Fine Recipe". S&W Fine Foods. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved
Del_Monte_Foods
American lawyer (born 1956)
Glenn Alan Fine (born March 22, 1956) is the former principal deputy Inspector General of the Department of Defense and former Acting IG of the Department
Glenn_Fine
1963 single by The Chiffons
"He's So Fine" is a song written by Ronnie Mack. It was recorded by the Chiffons who topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in the spring of 1963
He's_So_Fine
Song by Aerosmith
"F.I.N.E.*" is a song by rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and lead guitarist Joe Perry. The song title is an acronym for
F.I.N.E.*
American journalist (1905–1975)
Benjamin Fine (September 1, 1905 – May 16, 1975) was an American journalist and writer. He worked at The New York Times from 1938 to 1958. Fine was born
Benjamin_Fine
French mathematician and cartographer
Oronce Fine (or Finé; Latin: Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Italian: Oronzio Fineo; 20 December 1494 – 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician, cartographer
Oronce_Fine
British philosopher (born 1946)
Kit Fine (born 26 March 1946) is a British philosopher who is the Silver Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at New York University. Prior to joining
Kit_Fine
American screenwriter (1916–1991)
Morton Fine (December 24, 1916 – March 7, 1991) was an American screenwriter. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Fine worked in an advertising agency, a
Morton_Fine
2024 studio album by Kneecap
Fine Art is the debut studio album by Irish Hip-hop trio Kneecap, released on 14 June 2024 through Heavenly Recordings. It is produced by Toddla T and
Fine_Art_(Kneecap_album)
American cargo airline
Fine Air was an international cargo airline that operated from 1989 to 2002, when it was renamed Arrow Air following its bankruptcy and acquisition. It
Fine_Air
American comic book artist
Louis Kenneth Fine (November 26, 1914 – July 24, 1971) was an American comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books
Lou_Fine
British children's and adult writer (born 1947)
Anne Fine (born 7 December 1947) is an English writer. She is best known for writing children's books, although she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow
Anne_Fine
Text in a small size
Fine print, small print, or mouseprint is less noticeable print smaller than the more obvious larger print it accompanies that advertises or otherwise
Fine_print
Style of brandy produced in France
Champagne eaux de vie (with at least 50% Grande Champagne) may be marketed as "Fine Champagne". Borderies (4,160 hectares; 10,300 acres) The smallest cru. This
Cognac
1996 film by Michael Hoffman
One Fine Day is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Hoffman, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney. Alex D. Linz and
One_Fine_Day_(1996_film)
2025 song by Playboi Carti
"Fine Shit" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released through AWGE and Interscope Records as the ninth track from
Fine_Shit
1966 film by Irvin Kershner
A Fine Madness is a 1966 American Technicolor comedy-drama film directed by Irvin Kershner, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Elliott Baker.
A_Fine_Madness
English singer, songwriter and actor (born 1994)
was led by the UK number-one single "Sign of the Times". His second album, Fine Line (2019), set the biggest ever first-week sales by an English male artist
Harry_Styles
Coordination of small muscles, particularly of the hands and fingers, with the eyes
Fine motor skill or dexterity is the coordination of small muscles in movement with the eyes, hands and fingers. The complex levels of manual dexterity
Fine_motor_skill
Israeli bass guitarist and producer (born 1964)
Joseph Thomas Fine (Hebrew: יוסף תומס פיין; born December 7, 1964), known professionally as Yossi Fine (Hebrew: יוסי פיין), is an Israeli bassist and producer
Yossi_Fine
Thai band
Am Fine is a music group from Thailand, which was founded 2005 in Bangkok. Their first single "Kard Kwam Aob Aun" (ขาดความอบอุ่น) and their first album
Am_Fine
Pure chemical substances produced by and for the chemical industry
In chemistry, fine chemicals are complex, single, pure chemical substances, produced in limited quantities in multipurpose plants by multistep batch chemical
Fine_chemical
Protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis, or skin
glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fine vellus hair. Most common interest in hair is focused on hair growth, hair
Hair
American philosopher (born 1949)
Gail Judith Fine (born 1949) is an American philosopher. She is a professor of philosophy emerita at Cornell University. She was also a visiting professor
Gail_Fine
2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
first statement and his subsequent defenses of it, Trump referred to "very fine people on both sides" while clarifying that he was not referring to the neo-Nazis
Unite_the_Right_rally
American composer (1913–2000)
Vivian Fine (28 September 1913 – 20 March 2000) was an American composer. Fine was born in Chicago to David and Rose Fine. A piano prodigy, she became
Vivian_Fine
Former Irish government cabinet minister
The Minister for Fine Arts was a position in the Ministry of Dáil Éireann, the government of the Irish Republic, a self-declared state which was established
Minister_for_Fine_Arts
2009 film by Kirk Jones
Everybody's Fine is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Kirk Jones, and starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale
Everybody's_Fine_(2009_film)
Microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended in the Earth's atmosphere
coarse granularity, with a particle diameter of 10 micrometers (μm) or less; fine particles, designated PM2.5, with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less; ultrafine
Particulate_matter
Topics referred to by the same term
Alan Fine may refer to: Alan Fine (executive) (born 1951), American President of Marvel Entertainment Alan Fine (writer) (born 1953), author, executive
Alan_Fine
Topics referred to by the same term
A Fine Romance may refer to: "A Fine Romance" (song), a 1936 popular song written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields A Fine Romance (film), a 1991 Italian
A_Fine_Romance
2015 film by Paul Feig
partner, field agent Bradley Fine, on his missions. Fine accidentally kills arms dealer Tihomir Boyanov before Boyanov can tell Fine where a suitcase nuke is
Spy_(2015_film)
in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine. In general legal terminology, a "composition" is "an agreement not to prosecute
Composition_(fine)
Branch of publishing
In printing and publishing, the fine press are printers and publishers publishing books and other printed matter determined to be of exceptional intrinsic
Fine_press
Art museum in Boston, Massachusetts
The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world
Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston
Artistic photography of the naked human body
Fine-art nude photography is a genre of fine-art photography which depicts the nude human body with an emphasis on form, composition, emotional content
Fine-art_nude_photography
FINE
FINE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fine.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anuthama | அநà¯à®¤à®¾à®®à®¾à®‚
The finest
Anuthama | அநà¯à®¤à®¾à®®à®¾à®‚
Girl/Female
Indian
The finest
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French fin ‘fine’, ‘splendid’ + amour ‘love’ (Latin amor).
Female
English
Scottish Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Fionnghuala, FINELLA means "white shoulder."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Having fine or luxuriant hair
Girl/Female
Tamil
Fine paint brush
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English dūst ‘dust’, applied as a nickname, possibly for someone with a dusty complexion or hair (as, for example, a miller), or for a worthless person.North German : possibly a Westphalian habitational name from a farm named with dost ‘bush’, ‘brush’. However, the word also means ‘fine dust’, ‘flour’ and may have been applied as an occupational nickname for a miller. Compare 1.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Suksma | ஸà¯à®•à¯à®¸à¯à®®à®¾
Fine
Suksma | ஸà¯à®•à¯à®¸à¯à®®à®¾
Surname or Lastname
South German
South German : occupational name for an official in charge of the legal auction of property confiscated in default of a fine; such a sale was known in Middle High German as a gant (from Italian incanto, a derivative of Late Latin inquantare ‘to auction’, from the phrase In quantum? ‘To how much (is the price raised)?’).German : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle High German ganter, kanter ‘barrel rack’.German : variant of Gander 3.English : occupational name for a glover, from Old French gantier, an agent derivative of gant ‘glove’ (see Gant).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a refiner of gold and other metals, from Middle English fine(n) ‘to refine or purify’ (a derivative of fine ‘fine’, ‘pure’).Probably a translated form of German Feiner.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, Gupehegh in Middle English. This is named with the Old English personal name Guppa (a short form of Gūðbeorht ‘battle bright’) + (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’. The tropical fish denoted by this word was named in the 19th century in honor of R.J.L. Guppy, a clergyman in Trinidad who first presented specimens to the British Museum.The earliest known bearer of the name is Nicholas de Gupehegh (Somerset, 1253/4). Most if not all present-day bearers of the name are thought to descend from a certain William Guppy of Chardstock, Devon, who in 1497 was fined forty shillings for his alleged part in the rebellion of Perkin Warbeck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sukshma | ஸà¯à®•à¯à®·à¯à®®
Fine
Sukshma | ஸà¯à®•à¯à®·à¯à®®
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places so called from the rivers on which they stand, or simply a name for someone living beside a river of this name, which is probably cognate with Welsh ffraw ‘fair’, ‘fine’, ‘brisk’. Compare Frampton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a miller or baker, from Old French gruel ‘fine flour’, ‘meal’.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of German Greuel.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ice/snow, Fine drops of water
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hemapriya | ஹேமாஂபà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾
Fine
Hemapriya | ஹேமாஂபà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).Jewish (American) : Americanized spelling of Fein.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ice/snow, Fine drops of water
FINE
FINE
Boy/Male
French
Church official.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mud with water
Boy/Male
Tamil
The Moon, Thought
Girl/Female
Hindu
Savior
Boy/Male
Indian
Alive, Living
Female
African
gift, sacrifice.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Blue
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
A princess who dresses as a man.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian
Cute Girl; Soft Lion
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English, French, Hebrew
Yahweh May Protect; Holder of the Heel; Supplanter
FINE
FINE
FINE
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FINE
a.
The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
n.
One who fines or purifies.
a.
Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.
a.
Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.
a.
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
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.
n.
One who finedraws.
imp. & p. p.
of Finesse
a.
Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor.
n.
A duty paid to the king by the cognizee in a fine of lands, when the same was fully passed; -- called also the king's silver.
imp. & p. p.
of Finedraw
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Finesse
n.
One who finestills.
a.
The quality or condition of being fine.
n.
Fineness; beauty.
a.
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
a.
Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice; as, finedrawn speculations.
adv.
In a fine or finished manner.
v. i.
To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Finedraw