FINE-Stiller, in the distillery. That branch of the art which is employed in distilling spirit from treacle or other preparations or recements of sugar, is called fine-stilling, by way of distinction from malt-stilling; and the person who exercises this part of the trade is called a fine-stiller.
FINERS of GOLD and SILVER are those who purify and separate these metals from other coarser ones, or their ores, by means of fire and acids. They are also called parters in our old law books, and sometimes departers.