| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To clarify, explicate or purify.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To recompense, reward or award. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To cleanse or purge. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To select, pick or elect.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. The act of imposing a fin/.[Websters]
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.[Websters] 3. That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer.[Websters]. | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FINING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FINING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Clarifying; refining; purifying; defecating; separating from extraneous matter.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Food & Agriculture | Operation of clarifying wine by adding a substance which forms a precipitate in the wine and removes suspended matter. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of fine. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: FINING
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Fining pot | A vessel in which metals are refined. --Prov. xvii. 3. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FINING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fining pot | Bible | Fining pot a crucible, melting-pot (Prov. 17:3; 27:21). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | |
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