finify

finify
\\ˈfinəˌfī, ˈfīn-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: fine (III) + -ify
now dialect : to deck out : make fine in appearance : adorn

ladies minced about, finified in their gala best — S.H.Adams


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  • Finify — Fin i*fy (? or ?), v. t. [Fine, a. + fy.] To make fine; to dress finically. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Hath so pared and finified them [his feet.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • finify — fin·i·fy …   English syllables

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