fining

[ fahy-ning ]

noun

1. the process by which fused glass is freed of undissolved gases.
2. the process of clarifying or filtering a wine or spirit.

fining

/ ˈfaɪnɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of removing undissolved gas bubbles from molten glass
2. the process of clarifying liquors by the addition of a coagulant
3. plural a substance, such as isinglass, added to wine, beer, etc, to clarify it

Word History and Origins

Origin of fining¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; fine ¹ + -ing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fining¹

C17: from fine ¹(in the sense: to clarify, refine)

Example Sentences

“Go back to Seattle,” Wood said, after fining Shayegan $730 and issuing a 360-day suspended jail sentence.

From The Daily Beast

Occasionally the authorities make sweeps of certain neighborhoods, collecting the dishes and fining their owners.

From The Daily Beast

Every once in a while, the authorities make a sweep of the cities, collecting the dishes and fining their owners.

From The Daily Beast

The sea seemed to be fining off a bit, so they looked round, and found to their horror that the rudder was gone.

From Project Gutenberg

We recognise in the duckings, the sacrificial ablutions, and in the shaving and fining, the oaths and the penalty.

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It is no use enacting that the Court in fining an offender shall take into consideration the means of the offender.

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His character and processes of mind seemed to share in this fining-down process of scale.

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They did, fining themselves to the tune of a million or so of our money.

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