Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fine art

~ n 1 paintings, drawings, music, sculpture etc that is of very good quality  (the question of whether photography should be considered fine art) 2 have something down to a fine art to be extremely good at something after having practised a lot  (Chris and I have got the morning routine of showers, breakfast, kids to school down to a fine art.) 3 the fine arts activities such as painting, music, and sculpture that are concerned with producing beautiful rather than useful things  (a student of the fine arts)