Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or
finally rooted out.
Sir J. Davies.
Fi*nance" (?), n. [F., fr. LL. financia payment of money, money, fr.
finare to pay a fine or subsidy (cf. OF. finer to finish, pay), fr. L.
finis end. See Fine, n., Finish.] 1. The income of a ruler or of a
state; revenue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual;
often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources.
All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown.
Bacon.
2. The science of raising and expending the public revenue. "Versed in
the details of finance." Macaulay.
Fi*nan"cial (?), a. Pertaining to finance. "Our financial and
commercial system." Macaulay.
Fi*nan"cial*ist, n. A financier.
Fi*nan"cial*ly, adv. In a financial manner. Burke.
Fin`an*cier" (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. financier.] 1. One charged with the
administration of finance; an officer who administers the public
revenue; a treasurer. Burke.
2. One skilled in financial operations; one acquainted with money
matters.
Fin`an*cier", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Financiered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Financiering.] To conduct financial operations.
Fin"a*ry (?), n. (Iron Works) See Finery.
Fi"na*tive (?), a. Conclusive; decisive; definitive; final. [Obs.]
Greene (1593).
Fin"back` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius,
BalÊnoptera, and allied genera, of the family BalÊnopteridÊ,
characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of
the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.
Finch (fnch), n.; pl. Finches (-z). [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG.
fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zoˆl.) A small
singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family
FringillidÊ.
The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch,
grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
Bramble finch. See Brambling. -- Canary finch, the canary bird. --
Copper finch. See Chaffinch. -- Diamond finch. See under Diamond. - -
Finch falcon (Zoˆl.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of
the genus Hierax. -- To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or
unsuspecting person. [Obs.] "Privily a finch eke could he pull."
Chaucer.
Finch"backed` (?), a. Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of
cattle.
Finched (?), a. Same as Finchbacked.
Find (fnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Found (found); p. pr. & vb. n.
Finding.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden,
Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. fin˛an; and perh. to L. petere to
seek, Gr. pi`ptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.] 1. To
meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or
knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with,
as a person.
Searching the window for a flint, I found This paper, thus sealed
up.
Shak.
In woods and forests thou art found.
Cowley.
2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to
discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. "I find
you passing gentle." Shak.
The torrid zone is now found habitable.
Cowley.
3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. (a) To discover
by sounding; as, to find bottom. (b) To discover by study or experiment
direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound
substance. (c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find
leisure; to find means. (d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
Seek, and ye shall find.
Matt. vii. 7.
Every mountain now hath found a tongue.
Byron.
4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for
workemen; he finds his nephew in money.
Wages £14 and all found.
London Times.
Nothing a day and find yourself.
Dickens.
5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish;
as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an
accused person.
To find his title with some shows of truth.
Shak.
To find out, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or
unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. "Canst thou by searching
find out God?" Job. xi. 7. "We do hope to find out all your tricks."
Milton. -- To find fault with, to blame; to censure. -- To find one's
self, to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do
you find yourself this morning?
Find (?), v. i. (Law) To determine an issue of fact, and to declare
such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff.
Burrill.
Find, n. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially,
a deposit, discovered by archÊologists, of objects of prehistoric or
unknown origin.
Find"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being found; discoverable. Fuller.
Find"er (?), n. One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.),
a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a
larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily.