stuffedadj.
/stʌft/, U.S. /stəft/, Australian English /stʌft/ 1. † a. Well stored or provided (obsolete). † c. stuffed man n. A wealthy man, a man of substance. Obsolete.† d. figurative. Full, complete. Obsolete.
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b. In later use, of a receptacle: Filled full, crammed; also with out.
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the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > stuffed or crammed
well-stuffed?1483
well-crammed1567
pang1568
stuffed1598
refert1642
referted1657
charged (also crammed, primed, etc.) to the muzzle1782
packed1795
chock-a-block1822
pang-full1825
pack-full1858
ram-jam full1860
jam-packed1925
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 481/1 Stuffyd wythe stoore, instauratus.
1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton 2 b A noble and well stuffed lybrary.
1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 456 That huge bombard of sacke, that stuft cloakebag of guts. View more context for this quotation
1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 11 His own stufft magazin, and hoard of slanderous inventions.
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. vi. v. 389 Men of Agio,..with stuffed purses.
1898 B. Gregory Side Lights 495 Rescued..from the stuffed-out wallet of oblivion.
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the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person
rich manOE
richOE
Divesc1386
richlingc1445
stuffed manc1460
cob1548
wealthling1581
tercel-gentle1597
good liver1602
goldfinch1603
fill-sack1641
dorado1643
wealth-monger1654
a man, etc. of fortune1732
nabob1760
nawab1826
rico1844
abounder1876
high roller1876
fat cat1928
richie1954
wealth-holder1957
jet-setter1959
c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 1730 The Burgeys was a stuffid man, þere lakkid noon deynte.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adjective] > complete or full
fulleOE
fullyOE
plaina1325
plenala1450
replete?a1500
replenished1548
stuffeda1616
plenitudinary1647
a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) ii. i. 187 I haue dispatch'd in post,..Cleomines and Dion, whom you know Of stuff'd-sufficiency. View more context for this quotation
2.
a. Of a garment, cushion, or the like: Filled out with some distending or stiffening material. Also with out. stuffed-over(of chairs, settees) having the back and arms stuffed or sprung in addition to the seat.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > padding
stuffed1467
bombast1575
bombasted1583
bummed1611
gamboised1821
the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective] > lining > lined > padded or stuffed
stuffed1467
wadded1595
padded1717
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > distending with fullness > distended with fullness > stuffed
stuffed1467
bolstered1656
1467 Songs Costume (Percy Soc.) 57 Leve your short stuffede dowblettes and your pleytid gownys.
1650 A. Weldon Court & Char. King James (1651) 164 His Breeches in great pleits and full stuffed.
1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. xvi. 150 One of N——'s best stuffed coats.
1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 327 A stuffed easy-chair.
1858 J. Baron Scudamore Organs 53 The floor-sweeping and stuffed-out dresses of ladies, in juxtaposition with the short and scant garments of the poorer women.
1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 225 Our donkeys had no saddles: a stuffed sack was fastened on mine.
1909 P. A. Wells & J. Hooper Mod. Cabinet Work Gloss. 358 Chesterfield, the name given to a stuffed-over couch with double ends.
b. Botany. (See quot. 1908.)
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1908 W. G. Smith Synopsis Brit. Basidiomycetes 503 Stuffed—of a stem [of a fungus] filled with substance of a different texture from its walls.
3. Of a dead animal, its skin: Filled with cotton, tow, etc., so as to preserve it and present the natural form of the living animal.
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the world > animals > zoology > taxidermy > [adjective] > stuffed and mounted
stuffeda1616
taxidermized1890
the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective] > lining > lined > padded or stuffed > specifically of a dead animal
stuffeda1616
a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) i. i. 141 And if..My armes, [were] such eele skins stuft.
1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 11 The great stuffed dog is a curiosity.
1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. v. 108 Huge antlers of deer,..interspersed with the stuffed skins of badgers,..and other animals of the chace.
1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxvii. 365 Two stuffed and dried fish in glass cases.
4. Of a fowl, joint, fish, etc.: Filled with forcemeat or minced seasoning before cooking. stuffed eggs n. see quot. 1883.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > stuffing > [adjective]
farcedc1430
forced1538
bacon-farceda1657
marinated1659
stuffed1729
filled1843
1729 H. Carey Poems (ed. 3) 128 He gave her a Collation of Buns, Cheesecakes, Gammon of Bacon, Stuff'd-beef, and Bottled-Ale.
1852 R. B. Mansfield Log Water Lily 25 A stuffed goose and other delicacies.
1883 Amer. Dishes 193 Stuffed Eggs.—Cut six hard-boiled eggs in two. Take out the yolks and mash them fine. Add two teaspoonfuls of butter, one of cream... Mix all thoroughly. Fill the eggs from the mixture, and put them together.
5. Stopped up, obstructed; said esp. of a bodily organ when diseased. Of the head or brain: Oppressed by a feeling of obstruction. Also with up.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [adjective] > obstruction
oppilate?a1425
impedite1544
oppilated1577
obstructive1583
stuffed1584
stopped-up?1611
oppilating1620
obstructed1662
congestive1846
infarcted1889
1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health cxi. 99 Almonde butter..good for a stuffed brest.
1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 1 Sept. (1948) I. 349 My head is pretty well, only..sometimes it feels very stufft.
1772 Lady M. Coke Jrnl. 15 Jan. (1896) IV. 10 Her head was so stuff'd that She was obliged to hold her head over hot water.
1855 R. Browning Andrea del Sarto 80 In their vexed, beating, stuffed and stopped-up brain.
1904 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game ii. ix Rich never could sing in tune, and he whistled like a stuffed-up dog-whistle.
6. get stuffed: used as a coarse imprecation. Cf. stuff v.1 15a, 15b.
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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > obscene oaths
kiss my arse1705
to shove something up your ass1895
get stuffed1952
up yours1956
ya bass1968
feck1992
kiss my chuddies1998
1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock x. 155 ‘Get stuffed,’ he said savagely.
1968 M. Richler in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories 2nd Ser. 188 ‘Why don't you tell Leopold to go get stuffed?’ ‘Because we need the foreign currency.’
1975 Weekend Mag. 1 Nov. 16/2 [He] told the Tories in so many words to get stuffed; he had no intention of telling them anything important, he proposed to deal only with the government.
1979 R. Rendell Make Death love Me vii. 69 Who're you giving orders to? You can get stuffed.
Compounds
stuffed monkey n. a type of biscuit or cake made with almonds.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > other cakes
honey appleeOE
barley-cake1393
seed cakea1400
cake?a1425
pudding-cake?1553
manchet1562
biscuit cake1593
placent1598
poplin1600
jumbal1615
bread pudding1623
semel1643
wine-cakea1661
Shrewsbury cake1670
curd cake1675
fruitcake1687
clap-bread1691
simnel cake1699
orange-flower cake1718
banana cake1726
sweet-cake1726
torte1748
Naples cake1766
Bath cake1769
gofer1769
yeast-cake1795
nutcake1801
tipsy-cake1806
cruller1808
baba1813
lady's finger1818
coconut cake1824
mint cake1825
sices1825
cup-cake1828
batter-cake1830
buckwheat1830
Dundee seed cake1833
fat-cake1839
babka1846
wonder1848
popover1850
cream-cake1855
sly-cake1855
dripping-cake1857
lard-cake1858
puffet1860
quick cake1865
barnbrack1867
matrimony cake1871
brioche1873
Nelson cake1877
cocoa cake1883
sesame cake1883
marinade1888
mystery1889
oblietjie1890
stuffed monkey1892
Greek bread1893
Battenberg1903
Oswego cake1907
nusstorte1911
dump cake1912
Dobos Torte1915
lekach1918
buckle1935
Florentine1936
hash cake1967
space cake1984
1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 14 The confectioners' shops, crammed with ‘stuffed monkeys’ and ‘bolas’.
1943 A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. IV. 127/2 Stuffed Monkey (S. Africa... Place the one half on a flat baking-sheet, cover with the filling or stuffing... Put the other half of the pastry over the filling; press the edges firmly together.
1962 Listener 11 Jan. 107/3 ‘Stuffed monkey’ is a rich cake popular on the Continent.
1967 K. Giles Death in Diamonds iv. 78 Another cupper and a plate of stuffed monkeys.
stuffed olive n. a stoned (usually green) olive filled with pimento.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > prepared fruit and dishes > [noun] > other fruit dishes
figee1381
garnadec1440
gayledea1450
strawberry cream1523
strawberry shortcake1523
amber pudding1695
fufu1740
tum tum1790
poi1798
fig-cake1837
compote1845
ambrosia1867
summer pudding1875
schalet1884
charoset1885
angels' food1891
stuffed olive1897
chartreuse1900
crisp1916
guacamole1920
fruit cocktail1922
pimiento olive1925
fruit cup1931
crumble1947
matoke1959
turon1972
guac1983
bumbleberry1991
1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous ix, in McClure's Mag. Apr. 521/2 Try a stuffed olive.
1920 S. Lewis Main St. vii. 88 They distributed..stuffed olives, potato salad, and angel's-food cake.
1967 P. Jones Fifth Defector i. 4 He took a smallish savoury, a stuffed olive, and popped it into his mouth.
stuffed owl n. [ < the title of an anthology, ultimately derived from Wordsworth's Misc. Sonnets iii. xiii] used attributively with reference to poetry which treats trivial or inconsequential subjects in a grandiose manner.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > bad poem or doggerel poem > [adjective]
doggerelc1405
album1828
verselessc1873–4
stuffed owl1941
stuffed-owlish1960
1930 W. Lewis & C. Lee (title) The stuffed owl: an anthology of bad verse.]
1941 E. Blunden Thomas Hardy xii. 264 Hardy's poems..have their share of stuffed-owl simplicities.
1957 R. A. Knox On Eng. Transl. 12 I will not entertain you..with choice specimens of really stuffed-owl renderings in this field; such as that famous translation from the Italian, about the medieval story of a woman who was turned into a horse.
stuffed-owlish adj.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > bad poem or doggerel poem > [adjective]
doggerelc1405
album1828
verselessc1873–4
stuffed owl1941
stuffed-owlish1960
1960 Guardian 13 May 6/7 Of the longer pieces, ‘The Cruel Place’ is the most stuffed~owlish.
stuffed pepper n. a cooked dish of green or red pepper (capsicum) de-seeded and filled with tomatoes, rice, meat, etc.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > prepared vegetables and dishes > [noun] > capsicum preparations
stuffed pepper1864
rellenos1906
chipotle1922
chiles rellenos1929
morita1945
1864 V. Davis Let. 8 Oct. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) xxvii. 663 Colonel Lubbock was funny about your breakfast—and your stuffed peppers.
1960 ‘E. McBain’ Killer's Payoff ix. 89 I was going to call you for that stuffed-pepper recipe..you used for the last buffet.
1978 H. Kaplan Damascus Cover vii. 69 Boys..carried trays laden with soup and stuffed peppers.
stuffed shirt n. colloquial (originally U.S.) one who is pompous and conservative, but usually ineffectual.
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the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [noun] > person
puffball1763
pomposo1806
panjandrum1825
Lord Muck1858
stuffed shirt1913
blimp1935
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > useless correctness or smartness > one who
stuffed shirt1913
1913 W. Cather O Pioneers! ii. vii. 144 He characterized Frank Shabata by a Bohemian expression which is the equivalent of stuffed shirt.
1939 C. Day Lewis Child of Misfortune iii. iii. 287 These women and their stuff-shirt escorts.
1969 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 23 Feb. 7/1 He had no time at all for the ‘stuffed-shirt’ types which were beginning to show in the north [of Canada].
1976 Country Life 26 Feb. 496/3 The American President (a stuffed shirt) and two visiting Arab oil sheiks are held to ransom.
stuffed-shirted adj.
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the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adjective]
pompousc1375
buggish1536
biga1568
bug1567
braving1600
large1608
farceda1616
budge1637
bulky1672
fastuose1674
portentous1805
highfalutin1839
heavy1849
portentious1859
ventose1867
falutin1921
pound-noteish1936
pomposo1960
stuffed-shirted1977
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective] > specifically of persons > and correct
stuffed-shirted1977
1977 A. J. Ayer Part of My Life viii. 197 The head of the section, who disliked Cummings for his indifference to spit and polish and his preference for the company of the French cook and mechanics to that of the more stuffed-shirted Americans.
stuffed-shirtedness n.
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the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [noun]
pompositya1538
ventosity?1545
pontificality1600
bigness1634
fast1673
swell1724
bumbledom1847
highfalutin1847
highfalutination1858
pompousness1870
largeness1887
falutin1921
hugaboo1930
stuffed-shirtedness1981
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > useless correctness or smartness
spit and polish1895
stuffed-shirtedness1981
1981 ‘J. Ross’ Dark Blue & Dangerous xxii. 127 You sounded so awfully priggish..stuff-shirted..I do like you..in spite of your stuff-shirtedness.
stuffed vine leaves n. an eastern (esp. Greek or Turkish) dish consisting of vine leaves wrapped round a savoury mixture of rice, onion, etc.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > food by way of preparation > [noun] > dish wrapped in leaves
dolma1889
stuffed vine leaves1939
laulau1940
sarmale1945
1939 A. Heath Open Sesame 120 Vine Leaves, Stuffed.
1978 H. Kaplan Damascus Cover xv. 148 A man sitting on a straw stool eating stuffed vine leaves sunk in goat's milk.
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