full fig

noun

full fig

noun

Etymology See in full fig.

1

Informal Full costume; uniform or evening dress.

  • He had evidently been instructed to await the royal party, and had on his full fig of fine black cloth full-dress uniform, top boots, spurs, and sword.1895, Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, The Japs at Home, page 199:
Derived terms
in full fig

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