(v. t.) To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an
end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
(v. t.) To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to
bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to
polish.
(v. i.) To come to an end; to terminate.
(v. i.) To end; to die.
(n.) That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.
(n.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the
completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside
finish, and Outside finish.
(n.) The labor required to give final completion to any work;
hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
(n.) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.
