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• fuller
  fuller

  noun

  a person who fulls cloth.
• Fuller
  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

The growing ranks of the affluent fuel the area’s economy with avid consumption and fuller tax coffers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Interesting, the market is already digesting a form of all three concerns as it waits for a fuller and more detailed summary of the U.S. visit to China.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“It makes us a fuller city,” Aissa, 64, said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The result is a broth that feels fuller, rounder and more cohesive.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Wash watched it transform her face into a fuller beauty.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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