Fin"ish , n.
1. That which finishes, puts an end to&?; or
perfects.
2. (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
4.
The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an
object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead,
or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.
5. Completion; --
opposed to start, or beginning.
Fin"ish , v. i. 1. To
come to an end; to terminate.
His days may finish ere that hapless time.
Shak.
2. To end;
to die. [R.]
Shak.
Fin"ish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finished (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Finishing.]
[F.
finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E.
fissure.] 1. To arrive at
the end of;
to bring to
an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
And heroically hath finished
A life heroic.
Milton.
2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
Syn. -- To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect.
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