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Performed; executed; finished.

Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to perfection; unfinished; also, of weak or dull understanding. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face.

proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.

Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.

The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work.

h the needle instead of the burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching, but is finished without the use acid. (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper. (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is made. -- Dry rent (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress. Bou…

stomary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. To prepare us for complete living is the function which education has to discharge. H. Spenser.

Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research. Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. Waller.

To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech. "I shall end this strife." Shak. On the seventh day God ended his work. Gen. ii. 2.

treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.

To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform; Why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fixed on this day Milton.

front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.

The finishing of any face of a wall with material different from that of which it is chiefly composed, or the coating or material so used.

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

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.

Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; -- said esp. a cross so decorated.

To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination. [Colloq.] I've floored my little-go work. T. Hughes.

The process of putting a book into its cover, and making it ready for the finisher.