Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.
Dryden.
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
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.
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Full (?), n. Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or
degree.
The swan's-down feather, That stands upon the swell at full of
tide.
Shak.
Full of the moon, the time of full moon.
Full, adv. Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution;
with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly;
entirely.
The pawn I proffer shall be full as good.
Dryden.
The diapason closing full in man.
Dryden.
Full in the center of the sacred wood.
Addison.
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.
Full, v. i. To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at
midnight.
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. &?; 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.
Full, v. i. To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls
well.
Full"age (?), n. The money or price paid for fulling or cleansing
cloth. Johnson.
Ful"lam (?), n. A false die. See Fulham.
Full"-blood`ed (?), a. 1. Having a full supply of blood.