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Definition of Finespun
1. Adjective. Developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety. "The satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
2. Adjective. Developed in excessively fine detail. "Finespun distinctions"
Definition of Finespun
1. a. Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.
Definition of Finespun
1. Adjective. spun into a fine thread ¹
2. Adjective. delicate and subtle, with fine detail ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finespun
1. developed with extreme care [adj]
Medical Definition of Finespun
1. Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finespun
Literary usage of Finespun
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1921)
"Within were seats planted against the wall on this side and on that, from threshold
to recess, in long array; and over these were strewn light finespun ..."
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