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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Fŭl’gu-rā’tiōn, n. p. 548The act of lightening. [Obs.] Donne. 2. (Assaying.) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface. A phenomenon…Fūl'gu-rīte, n. p. 548A vitrified sand-tube, supposed to have been produced by the striking of lightning on sand. P. Cyc.Fūl'gu-ry, n. p. 548Lightning. [Obs.] Cocceram.Fūl'ham, n. p. 548A false die. [Cant.] Shak.Fūl'i-cā, n. p. 548(Ornith.) A genus of aquatic birds; the coot. F. atra, found throughout Europe and in Japan, and indigenous to Great Britain, is black, with the exception of the beak, which is white, and also of a…Fu-lĭg'ĭ-nōs'ĭ-ty, n. p. 549The condition or quality of being fuliginous; that which is, or which makes, fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke. [Obs.]Fu-lĭg'ĭ-nōŭs, a. p. 549Pertaining to soot; sooty; dark; dusky. 2. Pertaining to smoke; resembling smoke; dusky. Shenstone.Fū-lĭg'ĭ-noŭs-ly, adv. p. 549In a smoky manner; duskily.Fūl'i-mārt, n. p. 549The same as FOUMART.Full, a. p. 549Filled up; having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; — said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence, of any thing else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of…Full, n. p. 549Complete 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. p. 549Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with full force or effect; completely; exactly; entirely. The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. Dryden. The diapason closing full in…Full, v. i. p. 549To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.Full, v. t. p. 549To thicken in a mill, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.Full, v. i. p. 549To become fulled or thickened; as, this material does not full well.Full'age, n. p. 549The money or price paid for fulling or cleansing cloth. Johnson.Fŭl'lam, n. p. 549A false die. See FULHAM.Full'-blōwn, a. p. 549Fully expanded, as a blossom. Denham. 2. Fully distended with wind. Dryden.Full'-bŏt'tom, n. p. 549A wig with a large bottom.Full'-bŏt'tomed, a. p. 549Having a large bottom, as a wig.Full'-bütt’, adv. p. 549With direct opposition and with violence. [Low.] L’Estrange.Full'-drīve', adv. p. 549With full speed. Chaucer.Full'er, n. p. 549One whose occupation is to full cloth. 2. (Blacksmith's Work.) A die; a half-round set-hammer.Full'er, v. t. p. 549To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set-hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet.Full'er's-earth, n. p. 549A variety of clay, compact, but friable, unctuous to the touch, and of various colors, usually with a shade of green. It is useful in scouring and cleansing cloth, as it imbibes the grease and oil…Full'er's-thĭs'tle or Full'er's-weed, n. p. 549(Bot.) Teasel, a plant of the genus Dipsacus (D. fullonum), whose burs are used in dressing cloth.Full'er-y, n. p. 549The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on.Full'-heärt'ed, a. p. 549Full of courage or confidence. Shak.Full'-hōt', a. p. 549Heated to the utmost. Shak.Fŭll'ing-mill, n. p. 549A mill for fulling cloth by means of pestles or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise from troughs where the cloth is put with the fuller's-earth or other cleansing materials.Fyll'mart, n. p. 549See FOUMART. B. Jonson.Full'ness, n. p. 549The state of being full or filled; entireness; completeness; abundance; sufficiency; adequateness; affluence; excellence; perfection; as, the fullness of a cup, a room, of sound, of blood, of the…Ful-lōn'ic-al, a. p. 549Pertaining to a fuller of cloth. [Obs.] Blount.Fŭll'-ŏrbed, a. p. 549Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated; like the full moon. Addison.Full'-sāiled, a. p. 549Without limit; absolute. “Full-sailed confidence.” Massinger.Fŭll'-sŭmmed, a. p. 549Complete in all its parts. Howell.Fŭll'-swĭng', n. p. 549The utmost extent or limit of desire or possibility. Leaving corrupt nature to the full-swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings. South.Full'-winged, a. p. 549Having complete wings, or large, strong wings. Shak. 2. Ready for flight; eager. Beaut.Ful'ly, adv. p. 549In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely; without lack or defect; adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition. Fully committed (Law), committed to…Fūl'mar, n. p. 549(Ornith.) A species of petrel (Procellaria glacialis of some, and Fulmarus glacialis of others), an inhabitant of the Shetland Isles and other northern regions, much sought for on account of its…Fŭl'mi-nant, a. p. 549Thundering. [Rare.] Bailey.Fūl′mi-nāte, v. i. p. 549[Lat. fulminare, fulminatum, to lighten, to strike with lightning, from fulmen, thunderbolt, for fulgimen, from fulgere, to shine; It. fulminare, Pr., Sp., & Pg. fulminar, Fr. fulminer. 1. To…Fŭl’mi-nāte, v. t. p. 549To cause to explode. Sprat. 2. To utter or send out, as a denunciation or censure; especially, to send out, as a menace or censure, by ecclesiastical authority. They fulminated the most hostile of…Fŭl’mi-nate, n. p. 549(Chem.) A compound of fulminic acid with a base; as, fulminate of mercury; fulminate of silver; — often called fulminating mercury and silver; fulminate of gold; — called also aurum fulminans, or…Fūl'mi-nā'ting, p. a. p. 549Thundering; exploding; detonating. 2. Hurling denunciations, menaces, or censures. Fulminating powder (Chem.), a detonating compound of sulphur, carbonate of potash, and niter. See FULMINATE.Fŭl/mi-nā'tion, n. p. 549The act of fulminating, thundering, thundering forth, or issuing forth, with authority and violence; detonation. 2. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; menace or censure. The fulminations…Fŭl’mi-na-to-ry, a. p. 549Thundering; striking terror. — Cotgrave.Fŭl'mĭne, v. i. p. 549To thunder. [Obs.] Spenser. Milton.Fūl'mĭne, v. t. p. 549To shoot; to dart like lightning; to fulminate; to utter or issue with authority or vehemence. She fulmined out her score of laws Salique. Tennyson.Ful-mīn'e-oūs, a. p. 549Of, or concerning, thunder.Ful-min'ic, a. p. 549(Chem.) Pertaining to, or capable of, detonation; as, fulminic acid, which exists only in connection with a base, forming a fulminate. Gregory.Ful'ness, n. p. 549See FULLNESS.Fūl-sâm'ie, a. p. 549Fulsome. [Obs.]Fŭl'sōme, a. p. 549Full; having fullness. [Obs.] This lean, pale, hoar, and withered corpse grew fulsome, fair, and fresh. Golding. 2. Offending or disgusting by over-fullness, excess, or grossness; rank; gross…Fûl'sôme-ly, adv. p. 549In a fulsome manner; rankly; nauseously.Fûl'sôme-ness, n. p. 549The quality of being fulsome; nauseousness; offensive grossness. Dryden.Fûl'vid or Fûl'vōus, a. p. 549Tawny; dull yellow, with a mixture of gray and brown. Lindley.Fūm, v. i. p. 549To sound or play upon a fiddle. [Obs.] “Follow me, and fum as you go.” B. Jonson.Fu-mā'ciōus, a. p. 549Smoky; hence, fond of, or given to, smoking; addicted to the use of tobacco in smoking.Fu-mā'do, n. p. 549A smoked fish. Carreño.