'Fining' definitions:

Definition of 'Fining'

From: GCIDE
  • Fine \Fine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fined (f[imac]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Fining.] [From Fine, a.]
  • 1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold. [1913 Webster]
  • It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men. --Hobbes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil. --L. H. Bailey. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually. [1913 Webster]
  • I often sate at home On evenings, watching how they fined themselves With gradual conscience to a perfect night. --Browning. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Fining'

From: GCIDE
  • Fining \Fin"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act of imposing a fin?. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer. [1913 Webster]
  • Fining pot, a vessel in which metals are refined. --Prov. xvii. 3. [1913 Webster]

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