whole-length

whole-length
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : carried to the full or natural extent : not curtailed or abbreviated : unabridged

a whole-length analysis

2. : having, accommodating, or representing the full height of the human figure : not proportionately reduced or foreshortened

a whole-length mirror

a whole-length portrait

a whole-length statue

II. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a whole-length picture or statue

on the walls were framed whole-lengths of a number of 19th century authors

— compare half-length

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adj. /hohl"lengkth", -length"/; n. /hohl"lengkth', -length'/, adj.
1. extended to or having its entire length; not shortened or abridged: a whole-length report.
2. portraying, reflecting, or accommodating the full length of the human figure: a whole-length sofa; a whole-length portrait of the general.
n.
3. a portrait or statue showing the full length of its subject: The painting gallery had a roomful of whole-lengths.

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wholeˈ-length adjective
1. Giving the whole figure
2. Full-length
noun
A portrait or statue showing the whole figure
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Main Entry: ↑whole

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