v. t. | 1. | To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. |
2. | To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish. | |
v. i. | 1. | To come to an end; to terminate. |
2. | To end; to die. | |
n. | 1. | That which finishes, puts an end to or perfects. |
2. | (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See | |
3. | (Fine Arts) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. | |
4. | The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; | |
5. | Completion; - opposed to |