ˈfull-bottomed, a.
[f. as prec. + -ed2.]
1. Of a wig: Having a full or large bottom.
| 1711 Budgell Spect. No. 150 ¶7 My Banker ever bows lowest to me when I wear my full-bottom'd Wig. 1797 The College 15 A huge full-bottom'd wig, and college gown. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. CXXVI. 52 Their hero..wore a Greek helmet over a full-bottomed wig. |
2. Naut. (See quot.)
| 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Full-bottomed, an epithet to signify such vessels as are designed to carry large cargoes. |