B. Jonson.
Fin"i*kin (?), a. [Fine, a. + -kin.] Precise in trifles; idly busy.
[Colloq.] Smart.
Fin"ing (?), n. 1. The act of imposing a fin&?;.
2. The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the
conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or
charcoal fire.
3. That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of
isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer.
Fining pot, a vessel in which metals are refined. Prov. xvii. 3.
||Fi"nis (?), n. [L.] An end; conclusion. It is often placed at the end
||of a book.
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.
Fin"ish, v. i. 1. To come to an end; to terminate.
His days may finish ere that hapless time.
Shak.