Fuller

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who fulls; one whose occupation is the fulling of cloth.
  • noun. The stamp of a stamping-mill or fulling-machine.
  • noun. In blacksmithing, a die; a half-round set-hammer.
  • To form a groove or channel in, by the action of a fuller or set-hammer: as, to fuller a bayonet.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.
  • noun. A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser.
  • noun. One whose occupation is to full cloth.
  • noun. a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.
  • noun. the soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.
  • noun. the teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel.
  • noun. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. More full.
  • noun. A person who fulls cloth.
  • noun. A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal
  • noun. A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.).
  • verb. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.
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  • noun. a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living
  • noun. United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
  • noun. United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
  • Word Usage
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    buller  puller  
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    die  hammer  hardy  
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    creaser  
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