fuller

¹

[ fool-er ]

noun

1. a person who fulls cloth.

fuller

²

[ fool-er ]

noun

1. a half-round hammer used for grooving and spreading iron.
2. a tool or part of a die for reducing the sectional area of a piece of work.
3. a groove running along the flat of a sword blade.

verb (used with object)

1. to reduce the sectional area of (a piece of metal) with a fuller or fullers.

Fuller

³

[ fool-er ]

noun

1. George, 1822–84, U.S. painter.
2. Henry B(lake), Stanton Page, 1857–1929, U.S. novelist, poet, and critic.
3. Melville Wes·ton [wes, -t, uh, n], 1833–1910, chief justice of the U.S. 1888–1910.
4. R(ichard) Buckminster, 1895–1983, U.S. engineer, designer, and architect.
5. (Sarah) Margaret Marchioness Ossoli, 1810–50, U.S. author and literary critic.
6. Thomas, 1608–61, English clergyman and historian.

fuller

¹

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. a person who fulls cloth for his living

Fuller

²

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. FullerRichard) Buckminster18951983MUSARCHITECTURE: architectTECHNOLOGY: engineer ( Richard ) Buckminster . 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome
2. FullerRoy (Broadbent)19121991MBritishWRITING: poetWRITING: writer 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. FullerThomas16081661MEnglishRELIGION: clergymanARTS AND CRAFTS: antiquarian Thomas . 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662)

fuller

³

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. Also calledfullering tool a tool for forging a groove
2. a tool for caulking a riveted joint

verb

1. tr to forge (a groove) or caulk (a riveted joint) with a fuller

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuller¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fullere < Latin fullō fuller; -er ¹

Origin of fuller²

1810–20; originally noun, apparently full ¹ in sense to make full, close, compact + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuller¹

Old English fullere , from Latin fullō

Origin of fuller²

C19: perhaps from the name Fuller

Example Sentences

State legislators and reporters repeatedly asked the state to provide fuller data to that effect, without luck.

From Washington Post

It’s this testing that will perhaps uncover problems with the theory that might point the way to a fuller picture.

From Science News

Bloomberg newsletter god Matt Levine has a fuller explanation of the dynamics.

From Quartz

The lower figure reportedly came after Brazilian scientists pressured Sinovac’s Brazilian partner, the Butantan Institute, to release a fuller picture of its trial results.

From Fortune

Fuller’s ticket obsession started innocently enough in March, when he paid roughly $200 on eBay for a ticket to Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.

From Washington Post

However, its options are weak: The court can issue a public rebuke or ask Fuller to resign, but little else.

From The Daily Beast

Watkins recently wrote to the Supreme Court urging Chief Justice John Roberts to take action against Fuller.

From The Daily Beast

[If] Judge Fuller concludes that he is morally incapable of continuing in that position, he will resign.

From The Daily Beast

Mark Fuller, on the other hand, is unlikely to see any long-term professional fallout.

From The Daily Beast

Forget the ever-growing bald spot—the glossy provided William with a nice, fuller head of hair.

From The Daily Beast

As observation widens and grows finer, the first bald representation becomes fuller and more life-like.

From Project Gutenberg

There is quite a little knack in letting the hand fall so, but when you have once got it, the chord sounds much richer and fuller.

From Project Gutenberg

The types and symbols of a former period were blessed to the souls of men, as well as the fuller revelations of succeeding times.

From Project Gutenberg

To this book the reader who desires fuller information and minuter details than could be given in the following pages is referred.

From Project Gutenberg

Soil of Homburg composed of Fuller's-earth, warranted to absorb superfluous grease from cloth substances.

From Project Gutenberg

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