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Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments. Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens. Peacham. -- Re*fin"ed*ly (r, adv. -- Re*fin"ed*ness, n.

The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas. The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the more diffusive are they. Norris. From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in our language have not equaled its refinements.…

One who, or that which, refines.

The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.

Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit roofing gave." Southey.

Any one of numerous species of Asiatic finches of the genera Carpodacus, and Propasser, and allied genera, in which the male is more or less colored with rose red.

Disordered. [Obs.] His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood. Spenser.

In a scoffing manner. Broome.

Quality or state of being scurfy.

A small North American fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Notropis Whipplei).

A rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut and the air drawn in through the nose.

In a snuffing manner.

Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; -- said of certain fishes.

Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain fishes.

A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive.

The European redstart.

The storm petrel.

The quality of being stuffy.

That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion.

Very fine, or most fine; being of surpassing fineness; of extra nice or fine quality; as, superfine cloth.