fuller

See also: Fuller and Füller

English

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊlə(ɹ)/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ʊlə(r)
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophone: Fuller

Etymology 1

From full.

Adjective

fuller

1. comparative form of full: more full

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin fullo .

Noun

fuller (plural fullers)

1. A person who fulls cloth.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fuller's earth
• fuller's herb

• fuller's thistle
• fuller's weed

Translations

person

• Bulgarian: тепавичар (bg) m (tepavičar)
• Dutch: voller (nl) m, volder m
• Finnish: huovuttaja (fi)
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• French: tailleur (fr) m, foulon (fr) m
• Latin: fullo m
• Scottish Gaelic: fùcadair m

Etymology 3

Sword blade with fuller along the centre.

Unknown origin.

Noun

fuller (plural fullers)

1. A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal.
2. A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.).

Translations

tool

• French: gouttière (fr) f
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• Spanish: fuelle (es)

groove

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凹槽 (zh) (āocáo)

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• Finnish: veriura
• French: gouttière (fr) f

Verb

fuller (third-person singular simple present fullers, present participle fullering, simple past and past participle fullered)

1. (transitive) To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.

   to fuller a bayonet