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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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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.Fū'mage, n. p. 549Hearth-money. Fumage, or fuage, vulgarly called smoke-farthings. Blackstone.Fû'ma-rate, n. p. 549(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of fumaric acid with a base.Fū-mā'rĭ-ā, n. p. 549(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the fumitory;—so called from the disagreeable odor of the plants.Fu-măr'ic, a. p. 549(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, fumitory;—said of a certain acid.Fû'ma-rôle, n. p. 549A hole or spot in a volcanic or other region, from which vapors issue. Dana.Fū'ma-to-ry, n. p. 549See FUMITORY.Fŭm'ble, v. i. p. 549To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts. Cudworth. 2. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse. Dryden. 3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn…Fŭm'ble, v. t. p. 549To manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. Shak.Fūm'blĕr, n. p. 549One who fumbles, gropes, or manages awkwardly.Fŭm'bling-ly, adv. p. 549In a fumbling or awkward manner.Fūme, n. p. 549Vapor from combustion, or exhalation; volatile matter ascending in a dense body; smoke; reek; as, a fume of tobacco, of a dunghill, and the like. “The fumes of new-shorn hay.” Waller. “The fumes of…Fūme, v. i. p. 549To smoke; to throw off vapor, as in combustion; to yield vapor or exhalations. “Where the golden altar fumed.” Milton. Silenus lay, Whose constant cups lay fuming to his brain. Roscommon. 2. To pass…Fūme, v. t. p. 549To smoke; to dry in smoke. Carew. 2. To perfume. [Obs. or rare.] She fumed the temple with an odorous flame. Dryden. 3. To disperse or throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor. The heat will…Fûme'less, a. p. 549Free from fumes.Fūm'er, n. p. 549One who fumes or perfumes. [Obs.] “Embroiderers, feather-makers, fumers.” B. & Fl.