full lengthn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌfʊl ˈlɛŋ(k)θ/, U.S.

/ˈfʊl ˌlɛŋθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adj., length n.

Etymology: < full adj. + length n.

A. n.

1. at (also in) full length: so as to encompass, include, lay out, or extend to the entire length (physical or temporal) of something.Esp. with reference to the full extent of the human body.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [phrase] > extended at length

long streight, straught?a1366

at (also in) full length1583

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > in longitudinal extent [phrase] > to or at full length

at (also in) full length1583

in length1591

1583 A. Marten tr. P. M. Vermigli Another Coll. Certeine Diuine Matters & Doctr. 234/1 in tr. P. M. Vermigli Common Places The words of Epiphanius, whereof I argued, you thought good to recite all at full length, the which are on this wise.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. viii. sig. F3 Her hayre being layed at the full length downe her backe.

1613 T. Dekker Strange Horse-race sig. F Their legges were buttoned vp in Gamashes, made of Beares paws, the nailes sticking out at full length.

1631 J. Bingham in tr. Ælian Art of embattailing Army xxx. 2 When the Pike is borne in full length crosse the front of the battaile, the posture of the Pike is said to be πλάγιος.

1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 93. ⁋4 I have upon my Chamber-Walls, drawn at full Length, the Figures of all sorts of Men.

1740 S. A. Laval Compend. Hist. Reformation III. ii. vi. 132 He sets forth in full length the many Grievances of the Reformed.

1793 T. Cogan Rhine I. xiii. 145 They are laid at full length upon a bed, placed in a hand-waggon.

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) vi. 75 By constructing..a temporary sofa of three chairs..and lying down at full-length upon it.

1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. vi. 284 Crabbe, like all realistic writers, must be studied at full length.

1888 J. Winsor Narr. & Crit. Hist. Amer. VII. App. 570 The Lansdowne picture, either in full length or the bust only.

1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon iii. vii, in Mod. Comedy (1929) 469 She threw herself at full length on the divan.

1999 K. Baetjer & J. D. Draper Only the Best 89 Two of the earliest paintings show her in half-length, wearing a dark cap.., and in full-length, seated, and wearing a spray of orange blossoms.

2006 Photovideo May 44/1 (caption) Stretch out comfortably at full length with your elbows propped firmly on the floor for improved stability.

2. A full-length portrait, likeness, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > portrait-painting > a portrait > half-length, full-length, etc.

half-length1699

full length1740

Kit-cat1800

head-and-shoulders1868

1740 M. Pennyman Misc. in Prose & Verse 64 In the next Room is old Lewis in a full Length, to the Life.

1782 T. Pennant Journey Chester to London 383 In the hall is a full-length of the unfortunate Mary Queen of Scots.

1815 Analectic Mag. Apr. 347 Several of these are already painted, and others are now in hand; among these are large full lengths of Commodores Hull, Bainbridge, [etc.].

1896 Westm. Gaz. 1 May 1/2 Just above the line, hangs a full-length of the German Emperor.

1909 Amateur Photographer 21 Jan. 53/2 If full lengths are to be made, the subject should be placed so that all shadows take a downward course at an angle of about 45 degrees.

1951 K. Clark Piero della Francesca 10 A portrait supposed to represent Piero, and belonging to the same family,..is a full length of the late sixteenth century attributed to Santi di Tito.

2002 R. Nicholson Bonnie Prince Charlie & Making of Myth i. 25/1 He painted substantial, formal full lengths of James and of Mary with the young prince.

B. adj. (attributive).

1. Extending to or showing the full length of something, in terms of physical extent.

a. Applied to portraits, likenesses, etc., in which the subject's whole body is shown. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > extending lengthways > whole or full length

percurrent1578

full length1732

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > long > full-length

full length1732

1732 Grub-St. Jrnl. 1 June A full length picture of his present Majesty.

1758 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. (new ed.) I. vi. 35 A spacious Hall, containing full length Portraits of the Counts of Tirol.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xxiii. 171 One of these you will see drawing a full-length character against the light.

1818 W. Hargrove Hist. & Descr. York II. ii. vii. 427 On one side of the upper fire-place, is a full-length likeness, in oil-colours, of George the second.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 329 What may be called a close and full length portrait [of a disease].

1894 A. D. White in Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 722 A full-length woodcut showing the Almighty in the act of extracting Eve.

1909 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 233 He painted..a full-length portrait of himself by order of the trustees of the museum.

1963 Ebony June 24/2 Please send three pictures (a head shot, a full length picture in a bathing suit and a full length photo in daytime or evening wear).

2011 New Yorker 27 June 33/1 A full-length Sargentesque figure of a woman smoking.

b. In other contexts, esp. of a garment or mirror.

ΚΠ

1798 J. Jones Hobby Horses i. 26 Before her bed, in fashion's gaudy taste, A full-length mirror was exactly plac'd.

1861 What-not 191 This [sc. a pelisse] is made with a full length skirt.

a1871 S. J. May Mem. (1873) ii. 16 A full-length table was always spread, and loaded with the luxuries of the season.

1905 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 8 Dec. 19 (advt.) Children's full-length coats..touched with prettying bits of braid.

1936 Trailer Trav. Mag. July 50 A full-length curtain or portiere..will permit one end of the trailer to be used for sleeping purposes without prohibiting activity in the other end.

1958 New Scientist 17 Apr. 22/1 (caption) A short train of five coaches (11 constitute a full-length train) was shown at the Leipzig Fair.

1990 Middle East Rep. May 28/2 Now that the imposition of the headscarf has been accomplished, a new goal seems to have been set: the imposition of the jilbaab (full-length dress or coat).

2007 Men's Health Nov. 182/3 Bring her body to life by seducing her in front of a full-length mirror.

2. That is of the full or a substantial length, in non-physical senses. Applied esp. to literary and dramatic works, films, etc.

ΚΠ

1849 G. Ticknor Hist. Spanish Lit. I. xiv. 292 ‘Don Duardos’..is longer than a full-length play ordinarily is.

1868 Leeds Mercury 21 Jan. 8/1 It is said that he [sc. Dickens] intends to remain long enough in America to gain copyright in a full-length novel.

1891 Musical News 2 Oct. 616/2 Prof. Stanford's work is of large proportions and what might be called a full-length oratorio.

1916 Canton (Ohio) Daily News 26 Nov. 1/6 All of the Bulldogs who reported before the middle of last week are fit for a full length battle.

1927 Daily Express 12 Dec. 13 Phil Goldstone..can make a full-length film..in eight days.

1930 Times 7 Nov. 12/4 The National programme already provides one full-length and formal symphony concert on Wednesday.

1992 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. 8 Nov. d1/4 I have at least three full-length plays backed up in my head right now.

2001 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 6 June 39 After making such an effort to reach three All-Ireland finals they could find it hard to motivate themselves for a fourth full length campaign.

2013 X. Toby Mining my own Business xx. 163 I'm booked to perform nearly every night on the comedy stage, as well as a couple of runs of my full-length show ‘White Trash’.

C. adv.

So as to be fully extended or laid out; with the body lying stretched out and flat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adverb] > at full length

at full stretch1700

full length1855

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Eclogues vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 47 Of polished marble thou full-length shalt stand.

1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 60 Falling down full-length upon the ground he began to crawl..up to the brow.

1928 Pop. Mech. Dec. 1052/1 A bench, about 10 ft. long, will provide plenty of room for extending the chains full length on the top and working on them.

1981 R. Westall Scarecrows (1990) xi. 86 She was lying full-length on the carpet, trying to peer up into his face.

2011 A. J. Urfi Painted Stork viii. 142 It is..recommended that the enclosures for full-flighted birds be large enough for them to exercise their wings and stretch them full-length.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	full length
释义	full lengthn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˌfʊl ˈlɛŋ(k)θ/, U.S. /ˈfʊl ˌlɛŋθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adj., length n. Etymology: < full adj. + length n. A. n. 1. at (also in) full length: so as to encompass, include, lay out, or extend to the entire length (physical or temporal) of something.Esp. with reference to the full extent of the human body. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [phrase] > extended at length long streight, straught?a1366 at (also in) full length1583 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > in longitudinal extent [phrase] > to or at full length at (also in) full length1583 in length1591 1583 A. Marten tr. P. M. Vermigli Another Coll. Certeine Diuine Matters & Doctr. 234/1 in tr. P. M. Vermigli Common Places The words of Epiphanius, whereof I argued, you thought good to recite all at full length, the which are on this wise. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. viii. sig. F3 Her hayre being layed at the full length downe her backe. 1613 T. Dekker Strange Horse-race sig. F Their legges were buttoned vp in Gamashes, made of Beares paws, the nailes sticking out at full length. 1631 J. Bingham in tr. Ælian Art of embattailing Army xxx. 2 When the Pike is borne in full length crosse the front of the battaile, the posture of the Pike is said to be πλάγιος. 1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 93. ⁋4 I have upon my Chamber-Walls, drawn at full Length, the Figures of all sorts of Men. 1740 S. A. Laval Compend. Hist. Reformation III. ii. vi. 132 He sets forth in full length the many Grievances of the Reformed. 1793 T. Cogan Rhine I. xiii. 145 They are laid at full length upon a bed, placed in a hand-waggon. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) vi. 75 By constructing..a temporary sofa of three chairs..and lying down at full-length upon it. 1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. vi. 284 Crabbe, like all realistic writers, must be studied at full length. 1888 J. Winsor Narr. & Crit. Hist. Amer. VII. App. 570 The Lansdowne picture, either in full length or the bust only. 1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon iii. vii, in Mod. Comedy (1929) 469 She threw herself at full length on the divan. 1999 K. Baetjer & J. D. Draper Only the Best 89 Two of the earliest paintings show her in half-length, wearing a dark cap.., and in full-length, seated, and wearing a spray of orange blossoms. 2006 Photovideo May 44/1 (caption) Stretch out comfortably at full length with your elbows propped firmly on the floor for improved stability. 2. A full-length portrait, likeness, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > portrait-painting > a portrait > half-length, full-length, etc. half-length1699 full length1740 Kit-cat1800 head-and-shoulders1868 1740 M. Pennyman Misc. in Prose & Verse 64 In the next Room is old Lewis in a full Length, to the Life. 1782 T. Pennant Journey Chester to London 383 In the hall is a full-length of the unfortunate Mary Queen of Scots. 1815 Analectic Mag. Apr. 347 Several of these are already painted, and others are now in hand; among these are large full lengths of Commodores Hull, Bainbridge, [etc.]. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 1 May 1/2 Just above the line, hangs a full-length of the German Emperor. 1909 Amateur Photographer 21 Jan. 53/2 If full lengths are to be made, the subject should be placed so that all shadows take a downward course at an angle of about 45 degrees. 1951 K. Clark Piero della Francesca 10 A portrait supposed to represent Piero, and belonging to the same family,..is a full length of the late sixteenth century attributed to Santi di Tito. 2002 R. Nicholson Bonnie Prince Charlie & Making of Myth i. 25/1 He painted substantial, formal full lengths of James and of Mary with the young prince. B. adj. (attributive). 1. Extending to or showing the full length of something, in terms of physical extent. a. Applied to portraits, likenesses, etc., in which the subject's whole body is shown. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > extending lengthways > whole or full length percurrent1578 full length1732 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > long > full-length full length1732 1732 Grub-St. Jrnl. 1 June A full length picture of his present Majesty. 1758 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. (new ed.) I. vi. 35 A spacious Hall, containing full length Portraits of the Counts of Tirol. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xxiii. 171 One of these you will see drawing a full-length character against the light. 1818 W. Hargrove Hist. & Descr. York II. ii. vii. 427 On one side of the upper fire-place, is a full-length likeness, in oil-colours, of George the second. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 329 What may be called a close and full length portrait [of a disease]. 1894 A. D. White in Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 722 A full-length woodcut showing the Almighty in the act of extracting Eve. 1909 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 233 He painted..a full-length portrait of himself by order of the trustees of the museum. 1963 Ebony June 24/2 Please send three pictures (a head shot, a full length picture in a bathing suit and a full length photo in daytime or evening wear). 2011 New Yorker 27 June 33/1 A full-length Sargentesque figure of a woman smoking. b. In other contexts, esp. of a garment or mirror. ΚΠ 1798 J. Jones Hobby Horses i. 26 Before her bed, in fashion's gaudy taste, A full-length mirror was exactly plac'd. 1861 What-not 191 This [sc. a pelisse] is made with a full length skirt. a1871 S. J. May Mem. (1873) ii. 16 A full-length table was always spread, and loaded with the luxuries of the season. 1905 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 8 Dec. 19 (advt.) Children's full-length coats..touched with prettying bits of braid. 1936 Trailer Trav. Mag. July 50 A full-length curtain or portiere..will permit one end of the trailer to be used for sleeping purposes without prohibiting activity in the other end. 1958 New Scientist 17 Apr. 22/1 (caption) A short train of five coaches (11 constitute a full-length train) was shown at the Leipzig Fair. 1990 Middle East Rep. May 28/2 Now that the imposition of the headscarf has been accomplished, a new goal seems to have been set: the imposition of the jilbaab (full-length dress or coat). 2007 Men's Health Nov. 182/3 Bring her body to life by seducing her in front of a full-length mirror. 2. That is of the full or a substantial length, in non-physical senses. Applied esp. to literary and dramatic works, films, etc. ΚΠ 1849 G. Ticknor Hist. Spanish Lit. I. xiv. 292 ‘Don Duardos’..is longer than a full-length play ordinarily is. 1868 Leeds Mercury 21 Jan. 8/1 It is said that he [sc. Dickens] intends to remain long enough in America to gain copyright in a full-length novel. 1891 Musical News 2 Oct. 616/2 Prof. Stanford's work is of large proportions and what might be called a full-length oratorio. 1916 Canton (Ohio) Daily News 26 Nov. 1/6 All of the Bulldogs who reported before the middle of last week are fit for a full length battle. 1927 Daily Express 12 Dec. 13 Phil Goldstone..can make a full-length film..in eight days. 1930 Times 7 Nov. 12/4 The National programme already provides one full-length and formal symphony concert on Wednesday. 1992 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. 8 Nov. d1/4 I have at least three full-length plays backed up in my head right now. 2001 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 6 June 39 After making such an effort to reach three All-Ireland finals they could find it hard to motivate themselves for a fourth full length campaign. 2013 X. Toby Mining my own Business xx. 163 I'm booked to perform nearly every night on the comedy stage, as well as a couple of runs of my full-length show ‘White Trash’. C. adv. So as to be fully extended or laid out; with the body lying stretched out and flat. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adverb] > at full length at full stretch1700 full length1855 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Eclogues vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 47 Of polished marble thou full-length shalt stand. 1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 60 Falling down full-length upon the ground he began to crawl..up to the brow. 1928 Pop. Mech. Dec. 1052/1 A bench, about 10 ft. long, will provide plenty of room for extending the chains full length on the top and working on them. 1981 R. Westall Scarecrows (1990) xi. 86 She was lying full-length on the carpet, trying to peer up into his face. 2011 A. J. Urfi Painted Stork viii. 142 It is..recommended that the enclosures for full-flighted birds be large enough for them to exercise their wings and stretch them full-length. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.adv.1583
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