Fuller /(?)/

Full·er

Fuller

n.
  1. One whose occupation is to full cloth.

Phrases & Compounds

Fuller's earth
a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.
Fuller's herb
the soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.
Fuller's thistle
the teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel.

Fuller

n.
  1. A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser. (Blacksmith's Work)

Fuller

v. t.
  1. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet.