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(1):

(superl.) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.

(2):

(superl.) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.

(3):

(superl.) Not coarse, gross, or heavy

(4):

(superl.) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.

(5):

(superl.) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.

(6):

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

(7):

(superl.) (Used ironically.)

(8):

(v. i.) To become fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale will fine; the weather fined.

(9):

(superl.) Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.

(10):

(superl.) Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.

(11):

(a.) To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.

(12):

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

(13):

(n.) End; conclusion; termination; extinction.

(14):

(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.

(15):

(n.) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.

(16):

(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.

(17):

(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.

(18):

(v. i.) To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).

(19):

(v. t.) To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.

(20):

(adv.) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be deflected but little, the object ball being driven to one side.

(21):

(superl.) Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

(22):

(adv.) Finely; well; elegantly; fully; delicately; mincingly.

(23):

(a.) To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.

(24):

(superl.) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fine.html. 1828.
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