fulling

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Noun
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Verb

English[edit]

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Fulling

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English fulling, fullynge, from fullen, fulwen (“to baptise”), equivalent to full +‎ -ing.

Noun[edit]

fulling (plural fullings)

Baptism.

Etymology 2[edit]

From full.

Verb[edit]

fulling

Present participle of full. To make cloth denser and firmer.

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