Men fined for the king's good will; or that he would remit his
anger; women fined for leave to marry.
Hallam.
Fine, v. t. & i. [OF. finer, F. finir. See Finish, v. t.] To finish; to
cease; or to cause to cease. [Obs.]
Fine"draw` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finedrawn (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Finedrawing.] To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to
renter. Marryat.
Fine"draw`er (?), n. One who finedraws.
Fine"drawn` (?), a. Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice; as,
finedrawn speculations.
Fi*neer" (?), v. i. To run in debt by getting goods made up in a way
unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them
except on credit. [R.] Goldsmith.
Fi*neer", v. t. To veneer.
Fine"less (?), a. [Fine end + -less.] Endless; boundless. [Obs.] Shak.
Fine"ly, adv. In a fine or finished manner.
Fine"ness, n. [From Fine, a.] 1. The quality or condition of being
fine.
2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the
fineness of liquor.
The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion.
Shak.