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Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show. That he may live in figure and indulgence. Law.

e, whether human or of an animal; especially, one in terra cotta or the like; -- distinguished from statuette, which is applied to small figures in bronze, marble, etc.

The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement. Baxter.

mings, etc. When a man hath been laboring . . . in the deep mines of knowledge, hath furnished out his findings in all their equipage. Milton.

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful. The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold. Prov. iii. 14. A cup of wine that's brisk and fine. Shak. Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one of the finest schola…

In a fine or finished manner.

r thumb nut. -- Finger plate, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks. -- Finger post, a guide post bearing an index finger. -- Finger reading, reading printed in relief so as to be sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind. -- Finger shell (Zoöl.), a marine shel…

ing to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. And heroically hath finished A life heroic. Milton.

the rolls of a train which receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its finished shape. Raymond.

some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scoth fir is a Pinus.

d used for lining fire boxes, etc. -- Fire brigade, an organized body of men for extinguished fires. -- Fire bucket. See under Bucket. -- Fire bug, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac. [U.S.] -- Fire clay. See under Clay. -- Fire company, a company…

Fixed foundation; established basis. [Obs.] Custom is the . . . firmament of the law. Jer. Taylor.

regular class, and intended for passengers who pay the highest regular rate; -- distinguished from a second-class car.

ought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.

Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable.

One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant.

r pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely. His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn. Milton.

Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides; -- said of pieces of Chinese porcelain.

line. Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or rear. -- Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers, light infantry, or riflemen. -- Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a w…

n and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.