| 释义 |
▪ I. finer1|ˈfaɪnə(r)|
[f. fine v.3 + -er1.]
One who or that which fines or refines, a refiner.
1489Act 4 Hen. VII, c. 2 Pream., Fynours and parters of golde and silver by fire and water. 1577B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. (1586) ii. 110 The finers rather desier the coles that are made of the pine tree. 1647Haward Crown Rev. 23 Chiefe Finer [in the Mint]: Fee, 10l. 0s. 0d. 1815Specif. of Hushet's Patent No. 3944 Finers' iron, or metal of a quality fit for the purposes of the puddling furnace. 1858Bushnell Serm. New Life 280 Is it a finer's fire?
▪ II. finer2 dial.|ˈfaɪnə(r)|
[f. fine v.2 + -er1.]
1891Labour Commission Gloss., Finer, the one who fines; a name given to the inspector by Lancashire factory hands. |