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fuller

adj
/ˈfʊ.lə/UK/ˈfʊ.ləɹ/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from fullere
  2. inherited from fullere

Definitions

  1. comparative form of full

    comparative form of full: more full

    • Comment must be circumspect until fuller particulars are available, [...].

  2. One who fulls cloth.

    • Near-synonyms: feltmaker, felter

  3. A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.).

    2. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.

      • to fuller a bayonet

    3. A surname originating as an occupation, originally for someone who fulls cloth.

      • Tom Fuller has lived in La Conchita for more than three decades. He raised two children here and says not even a permanent evacuation warning would force him to leave.

    4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    5. A place in the United States

      A place in the United States:

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA