Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
(Used ironically.)
To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.