full-blownadj.1
/ˌfʊlˈbləʊn/, U.S. /ˌfʊlˈbloʊn/ Of a sail, the cheeks, etc.: filled with wind, puffed out; fully inflated. Also figurative.Figurative use is not always easily distinguishable from full-blown adj.2 2.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > inflating > inflated
inflate?1504
puffed1536
full-blown1576
upblown1590
wind-blown1593
huff-pufft1608
bladdered1633
flatuous1658
inflated1681
out-blowed-
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [adjective] > full of wind
fullc1440
full-moutheda1644
full-blown1646
inspireda1657
round1694
buntinga1703
rap full1729
the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > [adjective]
to-bollenc1175
bolledc1375
bolnedc1380
swollenc1386
blown1483
puffed?a1500
inflate?1504
bellieda1533
bladder-puffed1549
uppuffed1573
huffling1582
swellinga1586
upblown1590
tumorous1603
windy1603
windy-headed1603
huffed1605
flown1606
huff-pufft1608
puff-pasted1610
turgid1620
turgent1621
high-blown1623
tympanous1625
bladdered1633
tympaneda1634
tumoured1635
tympanied1637
enormous1641
over-leaven1648
flatulent1658
tympany-like1658
huffy1677
tumefied1677
blubbered1699
full-blown1699
bloated1731
tympanitical1772
inflated1785
pompholygous1855
overblown1864
forblown-
1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. vii. f. 53v Pinching together his lyppes, wyth his cheekes full blowen, to let his breath gushe oute wyth a full & sturdye sounde.
1615 J. Stephens Satyrical Ess. 3 With cheeks ful-blown Each man will wish the case had beene his own.
1646 G. Hills tr. M. K. Sarbiewski Odes Casimire 101 The Seaman doth not faile At length to strike his full blowne sayle.
1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 414 Full blown with the opinion of his wonderfull Acuteness.
1735 W. Somervile Chace ii. 292 With Cheeks full-blown they wind Her solemn Dirge.
1747 B. Martin Philosophia Britannica II. vi. 23 On the Top, in the Upper Part of the Brass Tube..is fix'd a large empty Ball, or full-blown Bladder.
1749 S. Johnson Vanity Human Wishes 10 In full-blown Dignity, see Wolsey stand.
1822 New Monthly Mag. 5 539 Cherub heads with full-blown cheeks.
1886 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 12 Nov. 4/3 I trusted myself to the rocking ship with its full-blown sails.
1905 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 3 Aug. 11 (advt.) Each child that visits us..and is accompanied by a parent, receives a full blown balloon, mounted on a pliable stick.
1988 B. Sidhwa Ice-candy-man i. 3 Full-blown cheeks, pouting mouth and smooth forehead curve to form a circle with her head.
2003 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 7 Dec. 25 The hall's voluptuous, swirling forms evoke the contours of full-blown sails tacking in the wind.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
full-blownadj.2
/ˌfʊlˈbləʊn/, U.S. /ˌfʊlˈbloʊn/ 1. Of a flower: fully opened. Of a plant: fully in bloom.
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1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health ii. f. 52 The congruente tyme for the dystillation is, about the ende of Aprill or myddes of Maye, when the flowers shall be full blowen.
1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 46v A Rose is sweeter in the budde then full blowne.
1656 A. Cowley Davideis ii. 61 in Poems Some did the way with full-blown roses spread.
1781 Town & Country Mag. Apr. 213/1 The gard'ner's well rewarded toil, The shrubs and full-blown trees.
1819 Calcutta Jrnl. 5 Sept. 48/1 On the roof of the porch..is sculptured a full blown lotus flower.
1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 20 Flower that's full-blown tempts the butterfly.
1930 C. Beaton Diary in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) iii. 22 Edith was made to wear..a huge picture hat trimmed with full-blown roses ravished from her garden beds.
1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 27 Aug. 6 Henri..painted Self-portrait in Africa, his silvery bearded face set against full-blown flame trees.
2003 Art Q. Spring 46/1 The lush blonde model was Fanny Cornforth with a full blown rose tucked into her golden tresses.
2. figurative. Fully developed; that has achieved its full form; displaying the full range of typical characteristics, symptoms, etc. Cf. full-fledged adj. at full adj., n.2, and adv. Compounds 1b.
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1602 B. Jonson Poetaster Prol. sig. A3 Such full blowne vanity he more doth loath Then base deiection. View more context for this quotation
1618 J. Harmar tr. D. Heinsius Mirrour of Humilitie 69 That they may heape sinne vpon sinne, and yet adde more maturity vnto their ful blowne impietie.
1727 Citizen 30 Oct. His Accession was not in his Nonage, but in the full blown Strength and Vigour of his Life.
1783 J. Cavendish Arguments Two Gentlemen 4 The full-blown power, matured strength, and ancient usurpations of the English parliament.
1795 W. Boyd Oration Death J. Russell 9 We vainly boast ourselves of full blown joy and future prosperity.
1825 Marquis of Normanby Yes & No I. iii. 48 The well-rounded form of the growing girl had, perhaps, somewhat exceeded its former promise in the full-blown woman before him.
1866 F. R. Lees Inq. Prescription of Intoxicating Liquors i. 13 The diluted virus of many Epidemics is known to produce a lowered tone of health, even where it is not strong enough to produce the full-blown disease.
1896 Sat. Rev. 12 Dec. 623/2 ‘Little Eyolf’..has been promoted into a full-blown fashionable theatrical speculation.
1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 282/1 Have you ever stopped to think that..you have a full-blown inferiority complex?
1983 Listener 3 Nov. 36/4 At seven and a half minutes it is perhaps a little short-winded for a full-blown tone poem.
2001 N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health i. 27 Do not fly if you..have sickle cell anaemia and have suffered a sickle cell crisis within the past 10 days or have full-blown sickle cell disease.
2013 New Yorker 20 May 119/1 Few of those involved in bullying, she cautions, will turn into full-blown psychopaths.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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