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finishing(1) (iou)



finishing noun. LME.
[formed as FINISHED + -ING1.]
The action of FINISH verb. Also finishing-off. LME.
A thing which gives a finished appearance; decoration, ornamental work. M17.
Comb.: finishing-line, finishing-post a (real or imaginary) line, post, which marks the end of a race etc.; finishing-school a school for completing the education, esp. of girls, with an emphasis on the social graces.