ραφινάτος

ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο, Ν
1. ραφιναρισμένος, φιλτραρισμένος
2. μτφ. εκλεπτυσμένος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ιταλ. raffinato (βλ. ραφινάρω)].