Faintish

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Finished p. pr. & vb. n. Finishing. ] [ F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.), fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure. ] 1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

And heroically hath finished
A life heroic. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.

Syn. -- To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To come to an end; to terminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

His days may finish ere that hapless time. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To end; to die. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which finishes, puts an end to&unr_; or perfects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See Finishing coat, under Finishing. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finished work (Mach.), work that is made smooth or polished, though not necessarily completed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects; esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings it to perfection. [ 1913 Webster ]

O prophet of glad tidings, finisher
Of utmost hope! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something that gives the finishing touch to, or settles, anything. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To come to an end; to terminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

His days may finish ere that hapless time. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To end; to die. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which finishes, puts an end to&unr_; or perfects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See Finishing coat, under Finishing. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finished work (Mach.), work that is made smooth or polished, though not necessarily completed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects; esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings it to perfection. [ 1913 Webster ]

O prophet of glad tidings, finisher
Of utmost hope! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something that gives the finishing touch to, or settles, anything. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]