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fuller 音标拼音: [f'ʊlɚ] n. 漂洗工 漂洗工 Fuller n 1: United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court ( 1833- 1910) [ synonym: { Fuller}, { Melville W. Fuller}, { Melville Weston Fuller}] 2: United States architect who invented the geodesic dome ( 1895- 1983) [ synonym: { Fuller}, { Buckminster Fuller}, { R. Buckminster Fuller}, { Richard Buckminster Fuller}] 3: a workman who fulls ( cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a livingFuller \ Full" er\, n. [ AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See { Full}, v. t.] One whose occupation is to full cloth. [ 1913 Webster] { Fuller' s earth}, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. { Fuller' s herb} ( Bot.), the soapwort ({ Saponaria officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth. { Fuller' s thistle} or { Fuller' s weed} ( Bot.), the teasel ({ Dipsacus fullonum}) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See { Teasel}. [ 1913 Webster]
Fuller \ Full" er\, n. [ From { Full}, a.] ( Blacksmith' s Work) A die; a half- round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a { creaser}. [ 1913 Webster]
Fuller \ Full" er\, v. t. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet. [ 1913 Webster]
Full \ Full\ ( f[. u] l), a. [ Compar. { Fuller} ( f[. u] l"[~ e] r); 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. p[= u][. r] na full, pr[= a] to fill, also to Gr. poly` s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [ root] 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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