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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

Made out of whole cloth, i. e. altogether an invention.

Isn't this entire story about your Jersey grandmother made out of whole cloth--spun on your own wheel, with your tongue for the spindle?--C. Mathews, The Motley Book, p. 68.

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Whole
·noun A regular combination of parts; a system. II. Whole ·adj Possessing, or being in a state of, ...

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Heart-whole
·adj Of a single and sincere heart. II. Heart-whole ·adj With unbroken courage; undismayed. III. H...

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Whole-hoofed
·adj Having an undivided hoof, as the horse. ...

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Whole-length
·noun A portrait or statue representing the whole figure. II. Whole-length ·adj Representing the wh...

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Whole-souled
·adj Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted. ...

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whole heap
Many; several; much; a large congregation. An expression peculiar to certain parts of the South and ...

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whole-moulding
The old method of forming the principal part of a vessel. Boats are now the only vessels in which th...

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to go the whole figure
To go to the fullest extent in the attainment of any object. Go the whole figure for religious libe...

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to go the whole hog
A Western vulgarism, meaning to be out and out in favor of anything. A softened form of the phrase i...

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