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Webster 1913 Edition
Fuller
Full′er
,Noun.
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 bayonetWebster 1828 Edition
Fuller
FULL'ER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Fuller
fuller
fuller
English
Adjective
fuller
Etymology 2
Noun
fuller (plural fullers)
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
person
Etymology 3
Unknown origin.
Noun
fuller (plural fullers)
- A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal.
- A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.).
Translations
tool
groove
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Verb
fuller (third-person singular simple present fullers, present participle fullering, simple past and past participle fullered)