Finish \Fin"ish\, v. i.

1. To come to an end; to terminate.

His days may finish ere that hapless time. --Shak.

2. To end; to die. [R.]

--Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Finish \Fin"ish\, n.

1. That which finishes, puts an end to? or perfects.

2. (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.

3. (Fine Arts)
   (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
   (b) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.

4. 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.

5. Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finished; p. pr. & vb. n. Finishing.]

[F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]

1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

And heroically hath finished A life heroic. --Milton.

2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.

Syn: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)