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(1):

(v. t.) To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.

(2):

(v. i.) To come to an end; to terminate.

(3):

(v. t.) To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

(4):

(v. i.) To end; to die.

(5):

(n.) That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.

(6):

(n.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.

(7):

(n.) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.

(8):

(n.) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.

(9):

(n.) The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.

(10):

(n.) Completion; - opposed to start, or beginning.

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