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Webster 1913 Edition
Finish
Fin′ish
,Verb.
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
A life heroic.
finished
A life heroic.
Milton.
Syn. – To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect.
Fin′ish
,Verb.
I.
1.
To come to an end; to terminate.
His days may
finish
ere that hapless time. Shakespeare
2.
To end; to die.
[R.]
Shak.
Fin′ish
,Noun.
1.
That which finishes, puts an end to[GREEK] 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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Finish
FIN'ISH
,Verb.
T.
1.
To arrive at the end of, in performance; to complete; as, to finish a house; to finish a journey.Thus the heavens and the earth were finished. Gen. 2.
2.
To make perfect.Episodes, taken separately, finish nothing.
3.
To bring to an end; to end; to put an end to.Seventy weeks are determined on thy people, and on thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and make an end of sins.
Dan. 9.
4.
To perfect; to accomplish; to polish to the degree of excellence intended. In this sense it is frequently used in the participle of the perfect tense as an adjective. It is a finished performance. He is a finished scholar.