In short, a refined art, capable of proposing ancient as well as new tastes.

"This is not exactly a refined art," said Arthur Davis, a management consultant in Manhattan.

"Crystal gazing is a particularly refined art," she said dreamily.

We are talking about an art so refined that the most intricately woven Mogul carpet had 2,100 knots per inch.

In the early '60's, valve-making was a refined art.

With the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, a type known as Tanagra figurines shows a refined art.

A more refined art of figure drawing relies upon the artist possessing a deep understanding of anatomy and the human proportions.

In the long run, pollsters are looking to their professional organizations and academic research to turn their craft into a more refined art.

As in the music used in the masque, popular elements are drafted into the service of a more refined art.

Hung wanted students to have a basic understanding of blocking, kicking, punching, and throwing before they began to study the more refined internal arts.