FINISH
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.
FINISH
Fin"ish, n.
1. That which finishes, puts an end to
2. (Arch.)
Defn: 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 Ant: start, or Ant: beginning.