Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having its orb complete or fully illuminated, as the moon; like the full moon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated; like the full moon.
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Examples
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And, finally, she had great, blazing black eyes -- the half-caste eye, round, full-orbed, and sensuous, which marks the collision of the dark races with the light.
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Rather, we should stop treating young adults like children, we should throw out this artificial and ill-conceived concept of "teenager," we should teach a full-orbed concept of chastity, and we should encourage younger marriages.
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Rather, we should stop treating young adults like children, we should throw out this artificial and ill-conceived concept of "teenager," we should teach a full-orbed concept of chastity, and we should encourage younger marriages.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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The fetters of tradition are being melted off from humanity, and as the dross of materialism is being consumed, thought is being liberated and truth is rising full-orbed before an astonished multitude.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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The fetters of tradition are being melted off from humanity, and as the dross of materialism is being consumed, thought is being liberated and truth is rising full-orbed before an astonished multitude.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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The fetters of tradition are being melted off from humanity, and as the dross of materialism is being consumed, thought is being liberated and truth is rising full-orbed before an astonished multitude.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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Of yon starred concave climbs the full-orbed moon,
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But her enjoyment was not long to shine full-orbed: a cloud soon crossed it.
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To do that, a man must be in the battle-attitude not from passion, but by reason of deep conviction, strong conscience and full-orbed courage.
The Weapon of Prayer 1835-1913 1991
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Its entrance is the result of a settled design which God formed in eternity, and through which He purposed to reveal Himself to His rational creatures as complete and full-orbed in all conceivable perfections.
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