Fuller
Fuller , noun
[Anglo-Saxon fullere, from Latin fullo. See Full, transitive verb]
One whose occupation is to full cloth.
Collocations (3)
Fuller's earth , a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.
Fuller's herb (Botany) , the soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.
Fuller's thistle or Fuller's weed (Botany) , the teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel.
Fuller , noun
[From Full, a.]
(Blacksmith's Work) A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser.
Fuller , transitive verb
To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet.