fuller

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See also: Fuller and Füller

English

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Etymology 1

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From full.

Adjective

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fuller

  1. 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

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Inherited from Middle English fullere, from Old English fullere, from Latin fullō (fuller) +‎ -ere; equivalent to full (to densen cloth) +‎ -er.

Noun

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fuller (plural fullers)

  1. A person who fulls cloth.
    Synonyms: tucker, walker, waulker
    Near-synonyms: feltmaker, felter
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Etymology 3

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Sword blade with fuller along the centre.

Unknown.

Noun

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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.).
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Verb

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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

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Noun

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fuller

  1. Alternative form of fullere