单词 | full-sized |
释义 | > as lemmasfull-sized full-sized adj. ΚΠ 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 28 As priest Laocoon by lot to Neptun apoyncted A bul for sacrifice ful sizde dyd slaughter at altars. 1665 Recs. Gen. Court 12 Oct. in J. H. Trumbull Public Rec. Colony Connecticut (1852) II. 25 Porke, 3£. 10s. pr Barrill ful sized. 1787 J. Ledyard Jrnl. 16 Aug. in Journey through Russia (1966) 156 The size [of the fruit] is that of a full-sized pea in France. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist III. xxxviii. 31 A full-sized wine-bottle, carefully corked. 2008 Independent 10 Mar. 10/2 The pygmy hippo grows to about half the height of its full-sized cousin. full-sized b. Attributively, with qualifying words denoting relative size, as fair-sized, full-sized, great-sized, large-sized, middle-sized.In later use also with adverbs, as fairly-sized, moderately-sized. ΚΠ 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. xi. 26 Thou great siz'd coward. View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poincte The middle-sized wax-candle vsed in Churches. a1678 A. Marvell Upon Appleton House in Misc. Poems (1681) 77 When larger sized Men did stoop To enter at a narrow loop. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Cock A Dunghil Cock..should be..of a large and well-siz'd Body. 1800 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening (ed. 3) xiv. 192 One plant or at most two will be enow under one full sized light. 1801 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 225 A moderate sized garden pea. 1883 F. Day Indian Fish 46 Large drag-nets,..having fairly-sized meshes. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 528/2 The average-sized bottlenose whale yields 22 cwts. of oil. < as lemmas |
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