Definition of "brimful"
brimful1
adjective
not comparable
Quotations
So weighty was the cup, / That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.The spelling has been modernized.
, Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter; The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volumes (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843,
brimful2
noun
plural brimfuls
The maximum amount a container can hold.
Quotations
If the glass is cracked, it cannot contain a brimful of water; and if and only if the water is calm enough, it can reflect the moon in the sky without distortion.
2001, P. Koslowski, The Origin and the Overcoming of Evil and Suffering in the World Religions, Springer Science & Business Media, page 17
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