fuller
Blacksmith's grooving tool
Fuller has two distinct origins.
One is a worker who fulls cloth—treating woolen fabric by moistening, heating, and pressing to shrink and thicken it.
This trade gives rise to the surname Fuller.
The other fuller is a blacksmith's tool with a rounded edge, used to form grooves or spread hot metal.
As a verb, to fuller is to use such a tool.
Fuller is also the comparative form of full: The glass is fuller than it was.
Woven or knit material
- woolSheared animal fiber
- feltingCompacting fibers through agitation
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
- mattingWoven protective surface
tucking · scouring · thickening · mill · trough · padding · beating · washing
cloth
Woven or knit material
matting · tucking · scouring · thickening · mill · trough · padding · beating · washing · urine
groove
Narrow cut or routine
hammer · forge · metalworking · channel · shaping · curve · tongs · forming · indentation · shoulder
rounder
More spherical in form
broader · richer · deeper · amplified · enlarged · increased · extended · enhanced · intensified · augmented
- bladesblade, edge, knife, razor blade, cutting edge
- colonial tradesblacksmith, carpenter, cooper, cobbler, silversmith
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- job surnamesbaker, barber, butcher, butler, carpenter
- Old Jobsblacksmith, farrier, wheelwright, chandler, apothecary
- old occupationsblacksmith, carpenter, miller, farmer, shepherd
- fuller's earthAbsorbent mineral clay