fine adj. (the ordinary material senses occur; 5 or 6 is often blended with the sense of ‘excellent, admirable’)
1.
(of gold) containing a
certain proportion of pure metal, specified in
carats
2H4 IV. v. 160
“Other”
[gold], “less fine in
carat.”
2.
(of wine) clear 2H4 V. iii. 46.
3.
consummate, egregious
Wiv. V. i. 19
“the f-st mad devil of
jealousy,”
Oth. IV. i. 153
“a fine fool.”
4.
highly accomplished
or skilful
Shr. I. ii. 177
“A musician,”
Cæs. I. i. 10
“a workman,”
Ant. II. vi. 63
“your fine Egyptian
cookery.”
5.
exquisitely
fashioned, delicately beautiful
Tp. I. ii. 317
“
apparition,”
LLL. I. i. 63
“some mistress ,”
Rom. II. i. 19
“her foot,”
Ham. II. ii. 476 [467] “more handsome than
fine.”
6.
refined, delicate,
subtle (in various applications) Ado III. iv. 22, LLL. I. ii. 59,
AYL. III. ii. 363
“Your accent is
something f-r,”
All'sW. V. iii. 273
“thou art too in thy
evidence,”
1H4 IV. i. 2
“if speaking truth In
this age
were not thought flattery.”