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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fine \Fine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fined}; p. pr & vb n. {Fining}.] [From {Fine}, a.] 1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as to fine gold. It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men. --Hobbes. 2. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as to fine the soil. --L. H. Bailey. 3. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually. I often sate at home On evenings, watching how they fined themselves With gradual conscience to a perfect night. --Browning. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fining \Fin"ing\, n. 1. The act of imposing a fin?. 2. The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire. 3. That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer. {Fining pot}, a vessel in which metals are refined. --Prov. xvii. 3. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fining n : the act of imposing a fine [syn: {fine}]
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