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sed for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.

The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in. Gwilt.

vantage or profit. -- To put the hand unto, to steal. Ex. xxii. 8.-- To put the last, or finishing, hand to, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. -- To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. Deut. xxiii. 20. -- To…

r soft coal. -- Hard and fast. (Naut.) See under Fast. -- Hard finish (Arch.), a smooth finishing coat of hard fine plaster applied to the surface of rough plastering. -- Hard lines, hardship; difficult conditions. -- Hard money, coin or specie, as distinguished from paper money. -- Hard oyster (Zoöl.), the northe…

r M. Hale. It is now in actual progress, from the rudest inchoation to the most elaborate finishing. I. Taylor.

mmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. -- Inside track, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in compe…

eces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. "One Snug, the joiner." Shak.

The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.

e of wood pulp; -- so called because used originally, as now, in presses for pressing and finishing knit underwear.

To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry.

thing, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin. Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of plastering on walls or ceilings. -- Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2. -- Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water. -- Setting rule. (Print.) A com…

To put on the finishing coat of plaster.

The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem.

a sadiron; a flatiron. -- Smoothing plane, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work.

y extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay. Addison.

Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect. During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art. J. S. Harford.

g of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat.

so that that end becomes higher than the other. To top off, to complete by putting on, or finishing, the top or uppermost part of; as, to top off a stack of hay; hence, to complete; to finish; to adorn.

The finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar.

whiting. [R.] Whitening stone, a sharpening and polishing stone used by cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture.