full fig
Example Sentences
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Glossy magazines are stuffed with hunts in full cry, yachts in full sail, garden parties in full fig.
From Time Magazine Archive
We all turned out in full fig to receive him as he came up the side.
From Paddy Finn by Archibald Webb
Poor little Keeley stood beside the couch, holding her hand; he was still in full fig as Polichinel; and the grotesqueness of his attire contrasted strangely with the anguish depicted on his countenance.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 20, 1841 by Various
“Now, my lads, let’s show the admiral how smartly we can shorten sail and bring the ship to an anchor,” said the captain, who appeared in full fig on deck.
From Paddy Finn by Archibald Webb
Winter—we declare—and in full fig with his powdered wig!
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by John Wilson
