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Ful"gu*rite (?), n. [L. fulguritus, p. p. of fulgurire to strike with lightning, fr. fulgur lightning: cf. F. fulgurite.] A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge.

Ful"gu*ry (?), n. [L. fulgur.] Lightning. [Obs.]

Ful"ham (?), n. [So named because supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham, in Middlesex, Eng.] A false die. [Written also fullam.] Shak.

Fu*lig"i*nos"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. fuliginositÈ.] The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke. [R.]

Fu*lig"i*nous (?), a. [L. fuliginosus, from fuligo soot: cf. F. fuligineux. See Fume.] 1. Pertaining to soot; sooty; dark; dusky.

2. Pertaining to smoke; resembling smoke.

Fu*lig"i*nous*ly, adv. In a smoky manner.

Fu"li*mart (?), n. Same as Foumart.

Full (fl), a. [Compar. Fuller (-r); superl. Fullest.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. pna full, pr to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. √80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty.] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people.

Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular.

Blackstone.

2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.

3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.

It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed.

Gen. xii. 1.

The man commands Like a full soldier.

Shak.

I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted.

Ford.

4. Sated; surfeited.

I am full of the burnt offerings of rams.

Is. i. 11.

5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.

Reading maketh a full man.

Bacon.

6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project.

Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions.

Locke.