Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine
sand or flour.
superl.
Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
superl.
Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
superl.
Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen
or silk.
superl.
Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its
composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
superl.
(Used ironically.)
a.
To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine
gold.
a.
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as.
to fine the soil.
a.
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a
ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
n.
End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
n.
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.
n.
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons,
as the lord and his vassal.
n.
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.
n.
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.