| Full | a. [ Compar. Fuller superl. Fullest. ] [ OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. pū&rsdot_;na full, prā to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. √80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty. ] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. [ 1913 Webster ] Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. [ 1913 Webster ] It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh
dreamed. Gen. xii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ] The man commands
Like a full soldier. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] I can not
Request a fuller satisfaction
Than you have freely granted. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Sated; surfeited. [ 1913 Webster ] I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. Is. i. 11. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. [ 1913 Webster ] Reading maketh a full man. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. [ 1913 Webster ] Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] 7. Filled with emotions. [ 1913 Webster ] The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ] 8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
At full, when full or complete. Shak. --
Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. Abbott. --
Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. --
Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. --
Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. --
Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. --
Full brother or
Full sister, a brother or sister having the same parents as another. --
Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. --
Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. --
Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. --
Full moon. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. --
Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. --
Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. --
Full sea, high water. --
Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; “Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.” South (Colloq.) --
In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. --
In full blast. See under Blast. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Full | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fulled p. pr. & vb. n. Fulling. ] [ OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL. fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. &unr_; shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. Defile to foul, Foil to frustrate, Fuller. n. ] To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Full | adv. Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. [ 1913 Webster ] The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] The diapason closing full in man. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] Full in the center of the sacred wood. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Full is placed before adjectives and adverbs to heighten or strengthen their signification. “Full sad.” Milton. “Master of a full poor cell.” Shak. “Full many a gem of purest ray serene.” T. Gray. Full is also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent or degree; as, full-bloomed, full-blown, full-crammed full-grown, full-laden, full-stuffed, etc. Such compounds, for the most part, are self-defining. [ 1913 Webster ] |
