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Webster 1913 Edition


Refined

Re-fined′

(-f?nd′)
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Adj.
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.
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Re-fin′ed-ly
(r[GREEK]-f[GREEK]n′[GREEK]d-l[GREEK])
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adv.
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Re-fin′ed-ness
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Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Refined

REFI'NED

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pp.
Purified; separated from extraneous matter; assayed, as metals; clarified, as liquors; polished; separated from what is coarse, rude or improper.