REFINEMENTS

Noun

refinements

plural of refinement

Source: Wiktionary


REFINEMENT

Re*fine"ment (r*fn"ment), n. Etym: [Cf. F. raffinement.]

1. The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas. The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the more diffusive are they. Norris. From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in our language have not equaled its refinements. Swift.

2. That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic. "The refinements of irregular cunning." Rogers.

Syn.

– Purification; polish; politeness; gentility; elegance; cultivation; civilization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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