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1. finned adj.

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(a) Provided with fins; (b) divested of fins.

2. thurgh-fīn adj.

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Of silver: completely free from alloy, pure.

3. fīnelī adv.

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(a) Superbly, handsomely, finely; (b) fully, thoroughly; fineli wel, very well indeed, thoroughly.

4. fīnen v.(2)

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(a) To pay as ransom or as a fine; (b) to pay (ransom or a fine).

5. fīnāble adj.

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Final, ultimate.

6. fīn(e adv.(1)

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Finely, superbly.

7. unfīne adj.

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As noun: gold of low quality, impure gold.

8. fīn n.(2)

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(a) Ending, end, conclusion, finish; termination, completion; bringen to fine, bring to an end, complete; (b) terminus; the bottom (of a well); (c) the latter part; the part near the end or close; the…

9. fīnen v.(3)

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(a) To make fine or pure; to refine (gold or silver); to purify or clarify (wine); (b) to undergo a refining process; to become pure or clear.

10. afīn(e adv.

Additional spellings: afine
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(a) Fully, completely, altogether; very, well; (b) wel afin, right afin, perfectly, thoroughly, completely; very well.

11. fīn adj.

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Of supreme or select quality, choice; excellent, superior; suitable in character or quality; often contextually: rich, valuable, precious, costly.

12. fīnesse n.

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(a) Degree of excellence; (b) of metal: purity, fineness.

13. theraphim n.

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Usu. coll. Images or representations of household gods, usu. associated with a cult of ancestor worship in Biblical Israel; also, an image or a representation of one such god [vr. to 1st quot.].

14. fen n.(2)

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Dung, excrement; filth [cp. fen n.(1), sense 2., which here overlaps with this word].