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单词 full rig
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full rign.

Brit. /ˌfʊl ˈrɪɡ/, U.S. /ˈˌfʊl ˈrɪɡ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: full adj., rig n.3
Etymology: < full adj. + rig n.3 With use in sense 1 perhaps compare in full fig at fig n.3 1.It is unclear whether the following shows an earlier instance of sense 1 (compare rig-out n., which is otherwise attested later) or a compound formed with rig n.5:1799 Oracle 23 Dec. Master Manager, think not to have your full rig out, Without both the Parson and Posset.
1. colloquial (originally Nautical). A complete set of clothes (often including accessories) worn together for a particular occasion or purpose; a full outfit. Cf. rig n.3 3a.With uses of in full rig cf. sense 2.
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1830 N.-Y. Mirror 7 Aug. 37/3 When all this was done, the captain sent up an order to have his gig lowered away and manned, and directly after came on deck himself in a full rig of citizen's togs.
1853 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Feb. 164/1 Bison was in full rig, with a mackintosh and Kossuth hat, and an immense pair of boots.
1926 L. Hart Morning is Midnight in Compl. Lyrics (1986) 85/3 While you snooze, I just choose My full rig and top hat.
1970 T. Southern Blue Movie iii. vi. 171 Once in full rig—you know, big hoop skirt, eight petticoats, high-button shoes, monstro hairpiece, the whole schmear, pretty weird.
1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 140 His old man sells kosher butchery and stuff down Stamford Hill, and he's got the full rig, black hat, whiskers, the lot.
2011 D. H. Wilson Robopocalypse (2012) ii. vi. 162 They're in full rig: backpacks, body armor, goggles, knee pads—all that crap.
2. Nautical. A ship's full complement of masts, sails, and spars. Frequently in in full rig: with all sails, etc., set; cf. in full sail at full sail n. 1.
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1838 Ipswich Jrnl. 1 Dec. 2/3 A fleet of ninety ships of war, in full rig.
1841 J. Cobb Green Hand's First Cruise I. vii. 99 The frigates were of the largest class, in full rig and equipment.
1871 Times 27 Sept. 4/6 From the centre of the roof is suspended a ship in full rig, which I am told is according to old Frisian custom.
1931 Amer. Hist. Rev. 36 609 The Ann McKim of Baltimore, built in 1832, and generally accepted as the first clipper ship, was..in no way different from sundry other small Chesapeake-built ships of the time, which were simply enlarged Baltimore clippers with full rig.
1995 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 49 247 (caption) The replica HM Bark Endeavour in full rig at 5 to 6 knots off Cottesloe.
2011 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 19 Mar. 8 With its full rig of 16 sails..filled by the wind, the four-masted barquentine cuts a classic figure.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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