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  fuller

  noun

  a person who fulls cloth.
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  Fuller

  noun

  George, 1822–84, U.S. painter.

fuller

¹ American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

1. a person who fulls cloth.

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fuller ² American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

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.

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verb (used with object)

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

Fuller ³ American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

1. George, 1822–84, U.S. painter.

2. Henry B(lake), Stanton Page, 1857–1929, U.S. novelist, poet, and critic.

3. Melville Weston 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.

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Fuller ¹ British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. ( Richard ) Buckminster . 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome

2. 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. Thomas . 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662)

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fuller ² British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. Also called: fullering tool.  a tool for forging a groove

2. a tool for caulking a riveted joint

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verb

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

fuller ³ British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. a person who fulls cloth for his living

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Etymology

Origin of fuller¹

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

Origin of fuller²

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

Example Sentences

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fuller Fuller

When they are, life will be fuller and more rewarding with peace and harmony forever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Reading “The Wilder Way” might not overhaul your life, but it will surely help you see how easily a fuller one can be had.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

He added "an honest witness would have nothing to hide" and would "paint a fuller picture".

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

“You will see right now that we have a lot of great ground-floor retail that’s empty. As that gets fuller, we typically see that crime starts to go down with it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

The blade is etched along the fuller with a barely visible pattern of vines.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

"In this model, blobs of matter are chaotically being ejected from the surface of the bloated stars in an asymmetric fashion," Fuller says.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

James Fuller ended with figures of 7-62 across eight overs on the day as the Steelbacks were dismissed in the final over.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

He dropped out of high school to follow John to a job at a cosmetics company, Fuller Products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“That greatly reduces the hurdles that parents face to be admitted into a state preschool program,” UC Berkeley professor emeritus Bruce Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Mr. Fuller demanded, a stogie between his clenched teeth.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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