Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FULL, a. [Sax. full; Sw. full; G. voll; D. vol; Goth. fulds; Dan. fuld; W. gwala, fullness. Qu. It. vole, in composition. See Fill and to full.]

1. Replete; having within its limits all that it can contain; as, a vessel full of liquor.
2. Abounding with; having a large quantity or abundance; as, a house full of furniture; life is full of cares and perplexities.
3. Supplied; not vacant. Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. Blackstone.
4. Plump; fat; as, a full body.
5. Saturated; sated. l am full of the burnt offerings of rams. Is. i.
6. Crowded, with regard to the imagination or memory. Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and week constitutions. Locke.
7. Large; entire; not partial; that fills; as, a full meal.
8. Complete entire; not defective or partial; as, the full accomplishment of a prophecy.
9. Complete; entire; without abatement. It came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharoah dreamed. Gen. xli.
10. Containing the whole matter; expressing the whole; as, a full narration or description.
11. Strong; not faint or attenuated; loud; clear; distinct; as, a full voice or sound.
12. Mature; perfect; as, a person of full age.
13. Entire; complete; denoting the completion of a sentence; as, a full stop or point.
14. Spread to view in all dimensions; as, a head drawn with a full face. Addison.
15. Exhibiting the whole disk or surface illuminated; as, the full moon.
16. Abundant; plenteous; sufficient. We have a full supply of provisions for the year.
17. Adequate; equal; as, a full compensation or reward for labor.
18. Well fed.
19. Well supplied or furnished; abounding.
20. Copious; ample. The speaker or the writer was full upon that point. Milford. A full band, in music, is when all the voices and instruments are employed. A full organ, is when all or most of the stops are out.