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High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance. [R.] Evelyn.

Cross breeding, breeding from a male and female of different lineage. -- Good breeding, politeness; genteel deportment.

Having celebrity; distinguished; renowned. Celebrated for the politeness of his manners. Macaulay.

Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a polite act or expression. The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be. Chesterfield. The sweet civilities of life. Dryden.

o conceited Or to passion quickly heated. Swift. Conceited of their own wit, science, and politeness. Bentley.

The quality of being courteous; politeness; courtesy.

Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness. And trust thy honest-offered courtesy, With oft is sooner found in lowly sheds, With smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls And courts of princes, where it first was named, And yet is most pretended. Milton. Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more I use the ancient courtesies…

Marked; special. The most distinguished politeness. Mad. D' Arblay.

ties appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding.

The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson.

; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often admire the politeness of men whose morality we question.

; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays. To pay for. (a) To make amends for; to atone for; as, men often pay for their mistakes with loss of property or reputation, sometimes with life. (b) To give an equivalent for; to bear the expense of; to be…

In a polite manner; with politeness.

Politeness.

olecism in politics. C. Middleton. The idea of having committed the slightest solecism in politeness was agony to him. Sir W. Scott.

The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement. The marquis did the honors of his house with the urbanity of his country. W. Irving.