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Entire \En*tire"\, a. [F. entier, L. integer untouched,
undiminished, entire; pref. in-, negative the root of
tangere to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Integer}.]
1. Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole;
full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of
a business; entire confidence, ignorance.
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That ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
--James i. 4.
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With strength entire and free will armed. --Milton.
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One entire and perfect chrysolite. --Shak.
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2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally
whole; pure; faithful.
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Pure fear and entire cowardice. --Shak.
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No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
--Clarendon.
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3. (Bot.)
(a) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
(b) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has
no kind of teeth.
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4. Not gelded; -- said of a horse.
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5. Internal; interior. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Syn: See {Whole}, and {Radical}.
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Entire \En*tire"\, n.
1. Entirely. "Too long to print in entire." --Thackeray.
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2. (Brewing) A name originally given to a kind of beer
combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.]
"Foker's Entire." --Thackeray.
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