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  • 1fine — fine1 /fuyn/, adj., finer, finest, adv., v., fined, fining, n. adj. 1. of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine. 2. choice, excellent, or admirable: a fine painting. 3. consisting of minute part …

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  • 2fine — I. /faɪn / (say fuyn) adjective (finer, finest) 1. of the highest or of very high grade or quality. 2. free from imperfections or impurities. 3. (of weather) a. sunny. b. Meteorology without rain. 4. choice, excellent, or admirable: a fine sermon …

  • 3fine — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French fin, fine, from Latin finis boundary, end Date: 13th century 1. obsolete end, conclusion 2. a compromise of a fictitious suit used as a form of conveyance of lands 3. a. a sum imposed as… …

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  • 4fine — I [[t]faɪn[/t]] adj. fin•er, fin•est, 1) of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade; excellent: fine wine[/ex] 2) consisting of minute particles: fine sand[/ex] 3) very thin; slender: fine thread[/ex] 4) keen; sharp, as a tool 5)… …

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  • 5manners maketh man — William of Wykeham (1324–1404), bishop of Winchester and chancellor of England, was the founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford (see also quot. a 1661). c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 77 Maner makys man. c 1450 in Archiv (1931) CLIX. 88… …

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  • 6Fine Art Society — William Ayerst Ingram: At Anchor …

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  • 8Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland — James Jebusa Shannon: Porträt von Lady Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland, Öl auf Leinwand, um 1900 Lady Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland (* 7. März 1856; † 22. Dezember 1937 in London) war eine britische Kunstmäzenin und Künstlerin …

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  • 9Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland — Woodburytype portrait of Violet Manners, Marchioness of Granby (1856 1937) See Margaret Lindsay (1726 1782) for the wife of Allan Ramsay, and Margaret Lindsay for the film actress also of this name. Violet Lindsay Manners, Duchess of Rutland (7… …

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  • 10re|fine|ment — «rih FYN muhnt», noun. 1. fineness of feeling, taste, manners, or language: »Good manners and correct speech are marks of refinement. SYNONYM(S): culture, polish. 2. the act or result of refining: »Gasoline is produced by the refinement of… …

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