fuller

1. v. t. One whose occupation is to full cloth. Source: opted

2. a. A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser. Source: opted

3. v. t. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet. Source: opted

4. n. a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living Source: wordnet

5. 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 weed (Bot.), the teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel. A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet. Source: webster

6. One whose occupation is to full cloth. Fuller's earth, avariety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibegrease.-- Fuller's herb (Bot.), the soapwort (Saponaria officinalis),formerly used to remove stains from cloth.-- Fuller's thistle or weed (Bot.), the teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel. Source: adambom

7. n. United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910) n. United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) n. a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living Source: ecdict

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