sing, fîlî ), m. son fînis, -is , m. boundary, limit, end; in plur.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

sing, fīlī ), m. son fīnis, -is , m. boundary, limit, end; in plur.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

fīnis, is , m., boundary, limit, end ; pl. m., territory .
— from Selections from Viri Romae by C. F. L'Homond

The length of the pole will depend upon the depth of the water, for it must be long enough to reach bottom.
— from On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls by Lina Beard

One of the old wooden ships placed beside a modern ironclad is as a child’s toy battery compared with Gibraltar; and yet it can hardly be said that the nation has the same feeling of confidence and security in our present ships which it reposed in the vessels which Nelson so often led to victory; for it must be long ere the fate of the Captain and the Vanguard is entirely forgotten.
— from Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Various kinds of twills are frequently used to give effect, but too great an irregularity of texture should be avoided, though a plain ground, with an 8-or 10-end satin for the flowering, may be used for handkerchiefs with a good effect; for heavier work a 5-end satin ground and an 8-end satin figuring may be used, but for firm, strong cloth an 8-end satin for both ground and figure is much better, letting either warp or weft predominate largely in the cloth.
— from Jacquard Weaving and Designing by T. F. Bell

When I’m cooped up and confined, I feel I must break loose, even if it leads to havoc.”
— from Prescott of Saskatchewan by Harold Bindloss