Definition of fine

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

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Fineness :: Fineness (a.) Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade..
Tansy :: Tansy (n.) Any plant of the composite genus Tanacetum. The common tansy (T. vulgare) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes..
Pencil :: Pencil (n.) A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors..
Screen :: Screen (v. t.) To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift..
Prickle :: Prickle (v. t.) To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points..
Circumscribe :: Circumscribe (v. t.) To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.
Cultivate :: Cultivate (v. t.) To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine..
Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (a.) Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
Confinement :: Confinement (n.) Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in..
Sublimate :: Sublimate (v. t.) To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
Bel-esprit :: Bel-esprit (n.) A fine genius, or man of wit..
Cognizee :: Cognizee (n.) One to whom a fine of land was acknowledged.
Urbane :: Urbane (a.) Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.
Rose :: Rose (n.) A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump..
Porcelain :: Porcelain (n.) A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and America; -- called also China, or China ware..
Free :: Free (superl.) Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go.
Finesse :: Finesse (v. i.) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play..
Size :: Size (v. t.) To sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts..
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine..
Impalpable :: Impalpable (a.) Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch..
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