to forge (a groove) or caulk (a riveted joint) with a fuller
Word origin
C19: perhaps from the name Fuller
Fuller in British English
(ˈfʊlə)
noun
1.
(Richard) Buckminster. 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome
2.
Roy (Broadbent). 1912–91, British poet and writer, whose collections include The Middle of a War (1942) and A Lost Season (1944), both of which are concerned with World War II, Epitaphs and Occasions (1949), and Available for Dreams (1989)
3.
Thomas. 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662)
Fuller in American English
(ˈfʊlər)
1.
ˈ(Richard) Buckminster (ˈbʌkmɪnstər) 1895-1983; U.S. engineer, inventor, & philosopher
2.
(Sarah) Margaret(Marchioness Ossoli) 1810-50; U.S. writer, critic, & social reformer
3.
ˈMelville Weston (ˈwɛstən) 1833-1910; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1888-1910)
fuller in American English1
(ˈfʊlər)
noun
a person whose work is to full cloth
Word origin
ME < OE fullere < L fullo, prob. < IE *bheld-, to strike > bolt1
fuller in American English2
(ˈfʊlər)
noun
1.
a tool used by blacksmiths to hammer grooves into iron
2.
a groove so made
Word origin
< ? obs. full, to make full, complete < full1
Examples of 'fuller' in a sentence
fuller
His emblem is a fuller's club.
Martin Manser COLLINS DICTIONARY OF SAINTS (2004)
Word lists with
fuller
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All related terms of 'fuller'
full
If something is full , it contains as much of a substance or as many objects as it can.
perfect
Something that is perfect is as good as it could possibly be.
unflawed
perfect
fuller's earth
a natural absorbent clay used, after heating, for decolorizing oils and fats , fulling cloth , etc
fuller's teasel
a Eurasian teasel plant, Dipsacus fullonum , whose prickly flower heads are used for raising the nap on woollen cloth
fuller in British English1
(ˈfʊlə)
noun
a person who fulls cloth for his or her living
Word origin
Old English fullere, from Latin fullō
fuller in British English2
(ˈfʊlə)
noun
1. Also called: fullering tool
a tool for forging a groove
2.
a tool for caulking a riveted joint
verb
3. (transitive)
to forge (a groove) or caulk (a riveted joint) with a fuller
Word origin
C19: perhaps from the name Fuller
Fuller in British English
(ˈfʊlə)
noun
1.
(Richard) Buckminster. 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome
2.
Roy (Broadbent). 1912–91, British poet and writer, whose collections include The Middle of a War (1942) and A Lost Season (1944), both of which are concerned with World War II, Epitaphs and Occasions (1949), and Available for Dreams (1989)
3.
Thomas. 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662)