1730, Jonathan Swift, "The Pheasant and the Lark":A peacock reign'd, whose glorious swayHis subjects with delight obey:His tail was beauteous to behold,Replete with goodly eyes and gold.
1759, Samuel Johnson, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, ch. 12:I am less unhappy than the rest, because I have a mind replete with images.
1843, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, ch. 44:"Salisbury Cathedral, my dear Jonas, . . . is an edifice replete with venerable associations."
1916, Elbert Hubbard, Little Journeys: Volume 8—Great Philosophers, "Seneca":History is replete with instances of great men ruled by their barbers.
Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink.
1901, Bret Harte, "Three Vagabonds of Trinidad" in Under the Redwoods:And what an afternoon! To lie, after this feast, on their bellies in the grass, replete like animals . . . .
1913, Jack London, The Valley of the Moon, ch. 15:In the evening, replete with deer meat, resting on his elbow and smoking his after-supper cigarette, he said . . . .
