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Filose (?), a. [L. filum a thread.] Terminating in a threadlike process.
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Filoselle (?), n. [F., floss silk.] A kind of silk thread less glossy than floss, and spun from coarser material. It is much used in embroidery instead of floss.
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Fils (?), n. [F., fr. L. filius. See .] Son; -- sometimes used after a French proper name to distinguish a son from his father, as, Alexandre Dumas, fils.
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Filter (?), n. [F. filtre, the same word as feutre felt, LL. filtrum, feltrum, felt, fulled wool, this being used for straining liquors. See .] Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a similar device for purifying air.
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Coloq. Filter bed , a pond, the bottom of which is a filter composed of sand gravel. -- Coloq. Filter gallery , an underground gallery or tunnel, alongside of a stream, to collect the water that filters through the intervening sand and gravel; -- called also infiltration gallery.
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Filter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filtered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Filtering] [Cf. F. filter. See , n., and cf. .] To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a filter.
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Coloq. Filtering paper , or Coloq. Filter paper , a porous unsized paper, for filtering.
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Filter, v. i. To pass through a filter; to percolate.
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Filter, n. Same as .
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filter-tipped adj. having a tip designed to filter the smoke; -- of a cigarette or cigar; as, filter-tipped cigarettes.
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Filth (fĭlth), n. [OE. filthe, fulðe, AS. fȳlð, fr. fūl foul; akin to OHG. fūlida. See , and cf. .] 1. Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness.
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2. Anything that sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
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To purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual delights. Tillotson.
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Coloq. Filth disease (Med.), a disease supposed to be due to pollution of the soil or water.
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Filthily (?), adv. In a filthy manner; foully.
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Filthiness, n. 1. The state of being filthy.
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Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. 2 Cor. vii. 1.
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2. That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness; nastiness; corruption; pollution; impurity.
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Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 2 Chron. xxix. 5.
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Filthy (?), a. [Compar. Filthier (?); superl. Filthiest.] Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene. “In the filthy-mantled pool.” Shak.
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He which is filthy let him be filthy still. Rev. xxii. 11.

Syn. -- Nasty; foul; dirty; squalid; unclean; sluttish; gross; vulgar; licentious. See .
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Filtrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filtrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Filtrating. (�)] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See .] To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation. Arbuthnot.
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Filtrate (?), n. That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration. Contrasted with retentate, the material remaining on the filter.
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Filtration (?), n. [Cf. F. filtration.] The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

{ Fimble, n., or Fimble hemp (fĭmb'l hĕmp). }[Corrupted from female hemp.] Light summer hemp, that bears no seed.
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Fimbria (?), n.; pl. Fimbriæ (#). [L., fringe. See .] (Anat.) (a) pl. A fringe, or fringed border. (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain. -- Fimbrial (#), a.
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Fimbriate (?), a. [L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr. fimbria fiber, fringe. See .] Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube.
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Fimbriate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fimbriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fimbriating.] To hem; to fringe. Fuller.
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Fimbriated (?), a. 1. Having a fringed border; fimbriate.
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2. (Her.) Having a very narrow border of another tincture; -- said esp. of an ordinary or subordinary.
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Fimbricate (?), a. 1. Fringed; jagged; fimbriate.
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2. (Zoöl.) fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, as the antennæ of certain insects.
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Fin (fĭn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Finning.] [Cf. of a fish.] To carve or cut up, as a chub.
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Fin, n. [See , n.] End; conclusion; object. [Obs.] “She knew eke the fin of his intent.” Chaucer.
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Fin, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. & Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf. a feather.] 1. (Zoöl.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the water.
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☞ Fishes move through the water chiefly by means of the caudal fin or tail, the principal office of the other fins being to balance or direct the body, though they are also, to a certain extent, employed in producing motion.
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2. (Zoöl.) A membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in pteropod and heteropod mollusks.
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3. A finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or product which protrudes like a fin, as: (a) The hand. [Slang] (b) (Com.) A blade of whalebone. [Eng.] McElrath. (c) (Mech.) A mark or ridge left on a casting at the junction of the parts of a mold. (d) (Mech.) The thin sheet of metal squeezed out between the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling. Raymond.

(e) (Mech.) A feather; a spline.
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4. A finlike appendage, as to submarine boats.
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5. (Aëronautics) A fixed stabilizing surface, usually vertical, similar in purpose to a bilge keel on a ship.
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Coloq. Apidose fin . (Zoöl.) See under , a. -- Coloq. Fin ray (Anat.), one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of fishes. -- Coloq. Fin whale (Zoöl.), a finback. -- Coloq. Paired fins (Zoöl.), the pectoral and ventral fins, corresponding to the fore and hind legs of the higher animals. -- Coloq. Unpaired fins , or Coloq. Median fins (Zoöl.), the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins.
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Finable (?), a. [From .] Liable or subject to a fine; as, a finable person or offense. Bacon.
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finagle v. i. & t. to achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods.
Syn. -- wangle, manage.
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Final (fīn�l), a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See .] 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.
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Yet despair not of his final pardon. Milton.
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2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.
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3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
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Coloq. Final cause . See under .

Syn. -- , , . Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact; a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs.
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Finale (f�näl�), n. [It. See .] Close; termination; as: (a) (Mus.) The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition. (b) The last composition performed in any act of an opera. (c) The closing part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition.
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finalisation n. same as .
Syn. -- finalization.
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Finalist (?), n. (Sports) Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.
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Finality (?), n.; pl. Finalities (#). [L. finalitas the being last.] 1. The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement. Baxter.
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2. The relation of end or purpose to its means. Janet.
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finalization n. the act of finalizing.
Syn. -- finalisation.
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finalize v. t. [imp. & p. p. finalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. finalizing.] to put the last touches on; put into final form.
Syn. -- make final, settle, nail down.
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Finally (?), adv. 1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.
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Whom patience finally must crown. Milton.
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2. Completely; beyond recovery.
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Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or finally rooted out. Sir J. Davies.
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Finance (?), n. [F., fr. LL. financia payment of money, money, fr. finare to pay a fine or subsidy (cf. OF. finer to finish, pay), fr. L. finis end. See , n., .] 1. The income of a ruler or of a state; revenue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources.
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All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown. Bacon.
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2. The science of raising and expending the public revenue. “Versed in the details of finance.” Macaulay.
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Finance (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Financed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Financing.] To conduct the finances of; to provide for, and manage, the capital for; to financier.

Securing foreign capital to finance multitudinous undertakings. B. H. Chamberlain.
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finances n. assets in the form of money.
Syn. -- funds, monetary resource, cash in hand, pecuniary resource.
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Financial (?), a. Pertaining to finance. “Our financial and commercial system.” Macaulay.
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Financialist, n. A financier.
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Financially, adv. In a financial manner. Burke.
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Financier (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. financier.] 1. One charged with the administration of finance; an officer who administers the public revenue; a treasurer. Burke.
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2. One skilled in financial operations; one acquainted with money matters.
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Financier, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Financiered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Financiering.] To conduct financial operations.
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Finary (?), n. (Iron Works) See .
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Finative (?), a. Conclusive; decisive; definitive; final. [Obs.] Greene (1593).
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Finback (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balænoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balænopteridæ, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.
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Finbat kite (?). same as . [Eng.]
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Finch (fĭnch), n.; pl. Finches (fĭnchĕz). [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zoöl.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidæ.
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☞ The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
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Coloq. Bramble finch . See . -- Coloq. Canary finch , the canary bird. -- Coloq. Copper finch . See . -- Coloq. Diamond finch . See under . -- Coloq. Finch falcon (Zoöl.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus Hierax. -- Coloq. To pull a finch , to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs.] “Privily a finch eke could he pull.” Chaucer.
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Finchbacked (?), a. Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of cattle.
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Finched (?), a. Same as .
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Find (fīnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Found (found); p. pr. & vb. n. Finding.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. finþan; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. piptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.] 1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person.
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Searching the window for a flint, I found
This paper, thus sealed up. Shak.
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In woods and forests thou art found. Cowley.
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2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. “I find you passing gentle.” Shak.
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The torrid zone is now found habitable. Cowley.
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3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. (a) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. (b) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance. (c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means. (d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
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Seek, and ye shall find. Matt. vii. 7.
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Every mountain now hath found a tongue. Byron.
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4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.
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Wages £14 and all found. London Times.
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Nothing a day and find yourself. Dickens.
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5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person.
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To find his title with some shows of truth. Shak.
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Coloq. To find out , to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. “Canst thou by searching find out God?” Job. xi. 7. “We do hope to find out all your tricks.” Milton. -- Coloq. To find fault with , to blame; to censure. -- Coloq. To find one's self , to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning?
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Find (?), v. i. (Law) To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff. Burrill.
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Find, n. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archæologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.
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Findable (?), a. Capable of being found; discoverable. Fuller.
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Finder (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily, called also a finder telescope or finder scope.
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2. (Micros.) A slide ruled in squares, so as to assist in locating particular points in the field of vision.
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Fin de siècle (?). [F.] Lit., end of the century; -- mostly used adjectively in English to signify: belonging to, or characteristic of, the close of the 19th century. At that time the phrase was also intended to imply “modern” or “up-to-date;” as, fin-de-siècle ideas. As the twentieth century comes to a close, the meaning may change.
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Findfault (?), n. A censurer or caviler. [Obs.]
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Findfaulting, a. Apt to censure or cavil; faultfinding; captious. [Obs.] Whitlock.
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Finding, n. 1. That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc.
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When a man hath been laboring . . . in the deep mines of knowledge, hath furnished out his findings in all their equipage. Milton.
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2. Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision.
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3. (Law) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury. Burrill.
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After his friends finding and his rent. Chaucer.
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findy (fĭnd�), a. [AS. finding heavy; cf. Dan. fyndig strong, energetical, fynd strength, energy, emphasis.] Full; heavy; firm; solid; substantial. [Obs.]
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A cold May and a windy
Makes the barn fat and findy. Old Proverb.
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fine (fīn), a. [Compar. finer (fīnẽr); superl. finest.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See , and cf. .] 1. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
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The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold. Prov. iii. 14.
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A cup of wine that's brisk and fine. Shak.
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Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one of the finest scholars. Felton.
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To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats]. Leigh Hunt.
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2. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
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He gratified them with occasional . . . fine writing. M. Arnold.
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3. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
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The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! Pope.
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The nicest and most delicate touches of satire consist in fine raillery. Dryden.
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He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a woman. T. Gray.
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4. Not coarse, gross, or heavy; as: (a) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
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The eye standeth in the finer medium and the object in the grosser. Bacon.

(b) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour. (c) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread. (d) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge. (e) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
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5. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
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6. (Used ironically.)
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Ye have made a fine hand, fellows. Shak.
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☞ Fine is often compounded with participles and adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn, fine-featured, fine-grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun, etc.
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Coloq. Fine arch (Glass Making), the smaller fritting furnace of a glasshouse. Knight. -- Coloq. Fine arts . See the Note under . -- Coloq. Fine cut , fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut up into shreds. -- Coloq. Fine goods , woven fabrics of fine texture and quality. McElrath. -- Coloq. Fine stuff , lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc., used as material for the finishing coat in plastering. -- Coloq. To sail fine (Naut.), to sail as close to the wind as possible.

Syn. -- , . When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to coarse) denotes no “ordinary thing of its kind.” It is not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the single attribute implied in the latter term; but when we speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety of particulars, viz., all the qualities which become a woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden, landscape, horse, poem, etc.; and, though applied to a great variety of objects, the word has still a very definite sense, denoting a high degree of characteristic excellence.
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