What is to affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language. "He makes another paragraph about our refining in controversy." Atterbury called?
refine — To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language. "He makes another paragraph about our refining in controversy." Atterbury. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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