fuller
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From full.
Adjective
fuller
- comparative form of full: more full
- 1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Scottish reorganisation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 119:
- Comment must be circumspect until fuller particulars are available, [...].
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle English fullere, from Old English fullere, from Latin fullō (“fuller”) + -ere; equivalent to full (“to densen cloth”) + -er.
Noun
fuller (plural fullers)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- fuller's earth
- fuller's herb
- fuller's thistle
- fuller's weed
Translations
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Etymology 3
Unknown.
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
groove
Verb
fuller (third-person singular simple present fullers, present participle fullering, simple past and past participle fullered)
- (transitive) To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.
- to fuller a bayonet
Noun
fuller
- Alternative form of fullere
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