English Dictionary: finishing | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
F88ng-hwang \F[88]ng"-hwang`\, n. [Chin. feng + 'huang.] (Chinese Myth.) A pheasantlike bird of rich plumage and graceful form and movement, fabled to appear in the land on the accession of a sage to the throne, or when right principles are about to prevail. It is often represented on porcelains and other works of art. | |
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Famish \Fam"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Famishing}.] [OE. famen; cf. OF. afamer, L. fames. See {Famine}, and cf. {Affamish}.] 1. To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger. --Shak. 2. To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hanger. And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. --Cen. xli. 55. The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel. --Dryden. 3. To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary. And famish him of breath, if not of bread. --Milton. 4. To force or constrain by famine. He had famished Paris into a surrender. --Burke. | |
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Famishment \Fam"ish*ment\, n. State of being famished. | |
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Famousness \Fa"mous*ness\, n. The state of being famous. | |
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Fancy \Fan"cy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fancied}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Fancying}.] 1. To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof. If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor, we rather fancy than know. --Locke. 2. To love. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Fancymonger \Fan"cy*mon`ger\, n. A lovemonger; a whimsical lover. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Fence \Fence\, n. [Abbrev. from defence.] 1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which he hath given for fence impregnable. --Shak. A fence betwixt us and the victor's wrath. --Addison. 2. An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within. Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold. --Milton. Note: In England a hedge, ditch, or wall, as well as a structure of boards, palings, or rails, is called a fence. 3. (Locks) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking. 4. Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See {Fencing}. Enjoy your dear wit, and gay rhetoric, That hath so well been taught her dazzing fence. --Milton. Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence. --Macaulay. 5. A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received. [Slang] --Mayhew. {Fence month} (Forest Law), the month in which female deer are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. --Bullokar. {Fence roof}, a covering for defense. [bd]They fitted their shields close to one another in manner of a fence roof.[b8] --Holland. {Fence time}, the breeding time of fish or game, when they should not be killed. {Rail fence}, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by posts. {Ring fence}, a fence which encircles a large area, or a whole estate, within one inclosure. {Worm fence}, a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one another at their ends; -- called also {snake fence}, or {Virginia rail fence}. {To be on the fence}, to be undecided or uncommitted in respect to two opposing parties or policies. [Colloq.] | |
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Fencing \Fen"cing\, n. 1. The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the smallsword. See {Fence}, v. i., 2. 2. Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers. --Shak. 3. The materials used for building fences. [U.S.] 4. The act of building a fence. 5. The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection; as, the fencing of a farm. | |
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Fence \Fence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fenced ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fencing}.] 1. To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard. To fence my ear against thy sorceries. --Milton. 2. To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure. O thou wall! . . . dive in the earth, And fence not Athens. --Shak. A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees. --Shak. {To fence the tables} (Scot. Church), to make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are unworthy from approaching the table. --McCheyne. | |
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Finesse \Fi*nesse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Finessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Finessing}.] 1. To use artifice or stratagem. --Goldsmith. 2. (Whist Playing) 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. | |
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Finicking \Fin"ick*ing\, Finicky \Fin"ick*y\, a. Finical; unduly particular. [Colloq.] | |
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Finikin \Fin"i*kin\, a. [Fine, a. + -kin.] Precise in trifles; idly busy. [Colloq.] --Smart. | |
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Finnikin \Fin"ni*kin\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse. [Written also {finikin}.] | |
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Finikin \Fin"i*kin\, a. [Fine, a. + -kin.] Precise in trifles; idly busy. [Colloq.] --Smart. | |
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Finnikin \Fin"ni*kin\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse. [Written also {finikin}.] | |
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Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Finishing}.] [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.] 1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. And heroically hath finished A life heroic. --Milton. 2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish. Syn: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect. | |
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Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, n. The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing. | |
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Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. {Finishing coat}. (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth. (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently mixed applied from the others. {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics. {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its finished shape. --Raymond. | |
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Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. {Finishing coat}. (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth. (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently mixed applied from the others. {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics. {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its finished shape. --Raymond. | |
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Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. {Finishing coat}. (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth. (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently mixed applied from the others. {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics. {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its finished shape. --Raymond. | |
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Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. {Finishing coat}. (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth. (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently mixed applied from the others. {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics. {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its finished shape. --Raymond. | |
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Finjan \Fin*jan"\, n. [Also fingan, findjan, fingian, etc.] [Ar. finj[be]n.] In the Levant, a small coffee cup without a handle, such as is held in a cup or stand called a zarf. | |
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Finnikin \Fin"ni*kin\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse. [Written also {finikin}.] | |
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Finsen light \Fin"sen light\ [After Prof. Niels R. Finsen (b. 1860), Danish physician.] (Med.) Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous affections. | |
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Fumigant \Fu"mi*gant\, a. [L. fumigans, p. pr. of fumigare. See {Fumigate}.] Fuming. [R.] | |
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Fumishness \Fum"ish*ness\, n. Choler; fretfulness; passion. | |
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Fungian \Fun"gi*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Fungid[91]}, a family of stony corals. -- n. One of the {Fungid[91]}. | |
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Fungin \Fun"gin\, n. [L. fungus mushroom: cf. F, fongine, fungine.] (Chem.) A name formerly given to cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms. | |
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Funk \Funk\, Funking \Funk"ing\, n. A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] [bd]The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it).[b8] --De Quincey. | |
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Finegayan Station, GU (CDP, FIPS 29350) Location: 13.56883 N, 144.83533 E Population (1990): 2895 (853 housing units) Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Finney County, KS (county, FIPS 55) Location: 38.04673 N, 100.74606 W Population (1990): 33070 (11696 housing units) Area: 3367.4 sq km (land), 6.6 sq km (water) |