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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Finish' | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Finish \Fin"ish\, v. i. 1. To come to an end; to terminate. His days may finish ere that hapless time. --Shak. 2. To end; to die. [R.] --Shak. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Finish \Fin"ish\, n. 1. That which finishes, puts an end to[?] or perfects. 2. (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See {Inside finish}, and {Outside finish}. 3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See {Finishing coat}, under {Finishing}. 4. 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. 5. Completion; -- opposed to {start}, or {beginning}. | |
