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1. superl. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful. Source: opted

2. superl. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy. Source: opted

3. superl. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous. Source: opted

4. superl. Not coarse, gross, or heavy Source: opted

5. superl. Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous. Source: opted

6. superl. Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour. Source: opted

7. superl. Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread. Source: opted

8. superl. Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge. Source: opted

9. superl. Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk. Source: opted

10. superl. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine. Source: opted

11. superl. (Used ironically.) Source: opted

12. a. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold. Source: opted

13. a. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil. Source: opted

14. a. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually. Source: opted

15. n. End; conclusion; termination; extinction. Source: opted

16. 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. Source: opted

17. n. A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal. Source: opted

18. 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. Source: opted

19. 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. Source: opted

20. v. i. To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b). Source: opted

21. v. t. To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease. Source: opted

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