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Definition of Refines
1. refine [v] - See also: refine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refines
Literary usage of Refines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old Truths by James Long (1881)
"Affliction refines as the Fire does Silver.—MAL. 3. 2. ... The refiner refines
but a little at a time; God, however, refines a kingdom. ..."
2. The Camera and the Pencil by Marcus Aurelius Root (1864)
"... the development of innate tendencies—Amusement a necessity—Art supplies
it—Elevates morally and spiritually—refines intellectually and socially—Art ..."
3. A Concordance to the Works of Alexander Popeby Edwin Abbott by Edwin Abbott (1875)
"... who Wit and Gold refines ME ii. 289 Rut never, never, reach'd one g. Thought ME ¡i.
162 Was there a g., a reflecting mind Mi. ii. ..."
4. A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and by William Tooke, William Beloe, Robert Nares (1798)
"... refines! " It is certain," fays the other, " that his grace's compo- ... refines."
5. Art Studies: the "old Masters" of Italy: Painting by James Jackson Jarves (1861)
"How Art refines. Its relation to the Religious Faculty — to the ^Esthetic— Beauty
and Virtue. Art as an Aid to Education. How its Knowledge can be most ..."
6. Love. ("L'amour."): From the French of M. J. Michelet by Jules Michelet (1860)
"SHE refines HIS MIND, OR INSPIRES IT. ... inspire? the mind with its grosser
fancies, in return it refines the nicer faculties of a man. ..."
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