full-bottomedadj.
/ˌfʊlˈbɒtəmd/, U.S. /ˌfʊlˈbɑdəmd/ 1.
a. Of a wig: having a full or large lower portion. In later use applied almost exclusively to wigs which are long at the back and have pieces extending below the face on either side, as worn by some judges.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [adjective] > describing artificial hair
full-bottom1700
full-bottomed1702
ramillied1792
1702 Compar. between Two Stages 63 A Fellow brings you home a flaming full bottom'd Wig, it curls down your Back like a Vine down the side of a House.
1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 150. ⁋7 My Banker ever bows lowest to me when I wear my full-bottom'd Wig.
1790 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 680/1 In the tapestry at Versailles, Louis XIV. is represented in a full-bottomed dress periwig.
1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall I. 60 The portrait of her husband, a gallant colonel in full-bottomed wig and gold-laced hat.
1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 52 Their hero..wore a Greek helmet over a full-bottomed wig.
1940 Burlington Mag. Sept. 87/2 The gentleman..seems by his dark, full-bottomed wig..to belong to an earlier age.
1998 Canberra Times (Nexis) 26 Jan. a19 From the tin canister he draws..a spectacular full-bottomed judge's wig, to become the ‘most susceptible Chancellor’.
2015 M. D. Smith World of Amer. Revol. I. 311 The wigs currently worn by barristers in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries for legal functions are close shorn..while wigs worn by judges on formal occasions are full-bottomed in the early 18th-century style.
b. More generally: well filled out; having a full or generously-proportioned bottom (in various senses of the noun).
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the world > space > shape > flaring at extremity > [adjective] > thickened at end > at bottom
broad-bottomed1702
full-bottomed1707
broad-based1770
1707 S. Centlivre Platonick Lady iii. 29 Furbelows upwards, were devised for those that have no Hips, and too large ones, brought up the full-bottom'd Furbelows.
1715 H. Pickworth Charge of Error 90 They..have..refused to stitch on more Buttons than they thought convenient, or make full-bottom'd Coats.
1838 ‘P. Pry’ Oddities London Life I. 69 Provided the artist would agree to draw him in ‘full fig.’—red velvet smalls—nankeen gaiters—sky-blue waistcoat—canary wipe—and full-bottomed fantail.
1890 J. A. Murray Avifauna Brit. India II. 252 It breeds from the middle of February to the end of May,..making a nest of various materials..a full-bottomed purse-like bag, which is hung from a small twig.
1998 M. MacDermott Bulgarian Folk Customs iv. 43 There are..areas where wide white trousers are worn, and other areas where dark trousers are less full-bottomed than the typical poturi.
2. Nautical. Of a boat: having a hull so constructed as to enable large cargoes to be carried. Cf. bottom n. 4a.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > having specific type of hull > specific
bilgeda1522
full-bottomed1784
hard chined1936
multihulled1956
multihull1960
1784 T. Gordon Princ. Naval Archit. 28 A full bottomed vessel always carries more sail than a sharp one.
1834 Naut. Mag. Apr. 219 The narrowest [portion]..resembles the midship section of a full-bottomed ship.
1922 J. Hergesheimer Java Head iii. 60 These new clipper ships and passages have knocked the wind out of the old slow full-bottomed vessels.
1960 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 108 135 These French ships were..faster than our full bottomed vessels.
2011 A. C. Grayling Good Bk. iii. 41 The father bought a full-bottomed ship, filled it with quality goods, and sent his son abroad.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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