† ˈgold-ˌfiner Obs.
A refiner of gold.
| 1483 Cath. Angl. 161/2 Golde Fynere. 1530 Palsgr. 226/1 Goldefynor, affineur. 1555 Eden Decades 335 Dysshe of wod lyke vnto those which the golde finers vse. 1668 T. St. Serfe Tarugo's Wiles iii. i, Two Houses of Pleasure..one belongs to the Gold-finer of the Seraglio. |