n. Excessive refinement. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. raffinement. ]
The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the more diffusive are they. Norris. [ 1913 Webster ]
From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in our language have not equaled its refinements. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]