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{{11}}full (adj.) O.E. full "completely, full, perfect, entire, utter," from P.Gmc. *fullaz (Cf. O.S. full, O.Fris. ful, O.N. fullr, O.H.G. fol, Ger. voll, Goth. fulls), from PIE *pele- "to fill" (see PLENARY (Cf. plenary)). Adverbial sense was common in M.E. (full well, full many, etc.). Related: Fuller; fullest. Full moon was O.E. fulles monan; first record of full-blood in relation to racial purity is from 1812. Full house is 1710 in the theatrical sense, 1887 in the poker sense.
{{12}}full (v.) "to tread or beat cloth to cleanse or thicken it," late 14c., from O.Fr. fouler, from L. fullo (see FOIL (Cf. foil) (v.)); O.E. had the agent-noun fullere, probably directly from L. fullo.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • full — full1 [fool] adj. [ME < OE, akin to Ger voll, Goth fulls < IE base * pel , to fill > L plenus, full & plere, to fill, Gr plēthein, to be full, Welsh llawn, full] 1. having in it all there is space for; holding or containing as much as… …   English World dictionary

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  • full — [ ful ] n. m. • 1884; mot angl. « plein » ♦ Anglic. Au poker, Ensemble formé par un brelan et une paire (SYN. main pleine). Full aux as, rois, dames..., comprenant un brelan d as, de rois, de dames. ⊗ HOM. Foule. ● full, fulls nom masculin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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