FINENESS
Fine"ness, n. Etym: [From Fine, a.]
1. The quality or condition of being fine.
2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor. The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion. Shak.
3. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.
Note: The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths, that of English gold coin is eleven twelfths, and that of English silver coin is
4. Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.
FINER
Fin"er, n.
Defn: One who fines or purifies.
FINERY
Fin"er*y, n.
1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs.] Don't choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. I. Watts.