Refinement
Refinement (r?*f?n"ment) , noun
[Compare French raffinement.]
1.
The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.
The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the more diffusive are they.
From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in our language have not equaled its refinements.
2.
That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic.
The refinements of irregular cunning.