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Fulling
(gcide) | Full \Full\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fulled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fulling.] [OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL.
fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. ?
shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to
baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. Defile to foul, Foil to
frustrate, Fuller. n. ]
To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to
mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a
mill.
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Fulling
(gcide) | Fulling \Full"ing\, n.
The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by
moisture, heat, and pressure.
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Fulling mill, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of
pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise
from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and
fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials.
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Fulling mill
(gcide) | Fulling \Full"ing\, n.
The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by
moisture, heat, and pressure.
[1913 Webster]
Fulling mill, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of
pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise
from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and
fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials.
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