full-spreadadj.¹

Brit.

/ˌfʊlˈsprɛd/, U.S.

/ˌfʊlˈsprɛd/

Forms: see full adj., n.², and adv. and spread adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adv., spread adj.

Etymology: < full adv. + spread adj.

Fully spread; having sails, feathers, etc., fully spread or extended.

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1590 tr. Coppie of Anti-Spaniard 18 Our ship, that erst with full spred sailes did with top and top gallant saile so stately.

1660 J. Dryden Astræa Redux 7 With full spread Sails to run before the wind.

1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. 209 Slow from his bench arose A comely full-spread porter, swol'n with sleep.

1856 S. Bunbury Our Own Story I. ix. 100 A fine merchant vessel coming in with full-spread sails.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Full spread, all sail set.

1920 J. Fox Erskine Dale Pioneer xviii. 172 A peacock screamed from a distant tree and sailed forth, full-spread.

a1989 M. Swenson Love Poems (1991) 27 The timid thing at last leaps to surface with full-spread wing.

2010 Richmond (Va.) Times Dispatch (Nexis) 17 Aug. a1 The poplar next to the Roundhouse was uprooted because the storm's winds found full sail in the tree's full-spread canopy.

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

单词	full-spread
释义	full-spreadadj.¹ Brit. /ˌfʊlˈsprɛd/, U.S. /ˌfʊlˈsprɛd/ Forms: see full adj., n.², and adv. and spread adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adv., spread adj. Etymology: < full adv. + spread adj. Fully spread; having sails, feathers, etc., fully spread or extended. ΚΠ 1590 tr. Coppie of Anti-Spaniard 18 Our ship, that erst with full spred sailes did with top and top gallant saile so stately. 1660 J. Dryden Astræa Redux 7 With full spread Sails to run before the wind. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. 209 Slow from his bench arose A comely full-spread porter, swol'n with sleep. 1856 S. Bunbury Our Own Story I. ix. 100 A fine merchant vessel coming in with full-spread sails. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Full spread, all sail set. 1920 J. Fox Erskine Dale Pioneer xviii. 172 A peacock screamed from a distant tree and sailed forth, full-spread. a1989 M. Swenson Love Poems (1991) 27 The timid thing at last leaps to surface with full-spread wing. 2010 Richmond (Va.) Times Dispatch (Nexis) 17 Aug. a1 The poplar next to the Roundhouse was uprooted because the storm's winds found full sail in the tree's full-spread canopy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1590
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