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(Refine,) -fyne, v. [e.m.E. refine (1582), F. raffiner. Cf. Fine v.] tr. To refine (metal). Also absol. and fig. — 1592 Mining Rec. 77.
Quha can do best and best cheip let your lordschipis appoint him to refyne the kingis part 1602 Haigh Mining P. 12 Oct.
To melt fyne [and] refyne … in thair furnassis and melting houssis … all and haill … the saidis metallis —absol. 1647 J. Hope Diary (1958) 133 (see Melt v.¹ 3 (2)).fig. 1607 Misc. Abbotsf. C. 70.
None sall be fund, quhen strictly all refyned, To vertewis mo to fewer vyce inclyned