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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fin·ish, n.
 1. That which finishes, puts an end toor perfects.
 2. Arch. The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
 3. Fine Arts (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
 4. The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.
 5. Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·side, a.
 1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration.
    Kissing with inside lip.   --Shak.
 2. Adapted to the interior.
 Inside callipers Mech., callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc.
 Inside finish Arch., a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering.
 Inside track, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, contacts, etc., in competition.