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Webster 1913 Edition


Fuller

Full′er

,
Noun.
[AS.
fullere
, fr. L.
fullo
. See
Full
,
Verb.
T.
]
One whose occupation is to full cloth.
Fuller’s earth
,
a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.
Fuller's herb
(Bot.)
,
the soapwort (
Saponaria officinalis
), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.
Fuller's thistle
or
Fuller's weed
(Bot.)
,
the teasel (
Dipsacus fullonum
) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See
Teasel
.

Full′er

,
Noun.
[From
Full
,
Adj.
]
(Blacksmith's Work)
A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; – called also a
creaser
.

Full′er

,
Verb.
T.
To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer;
as, to
fuller
a bayonet
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fuller

FULL'ER

,
Noun.
One whose occupation is to full cloth.

Definition 2024


Fuller

Fuller

See also: fuller and Füller

English

Proper noun

Fuller

  1. An occupational surname for a person who fulls cloth.

Derived terms

fuller

fuller

See also: Fuller and Füller

English

Adjective

fuller

  1. comparative form of full: more full

Etymology 2

From Latin fullo + -er.

Noun

fuller (plural fullers)

  1. A person who fulls cloth.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Unknown origin.

Noun

fuller (plural fullers)

  1. A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal.
  2. A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.).
Translations

Verb

fuller (third-person singular simple present fullers, present participle fullering, simple past and past participle fullered)

  1. (transitive) To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.
    to fuller a bayonet