| 单词 | fuller's grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfuller's grass fuller's grass n. now historical and rare soapwort, Saponaria officinalis, used by fullers to wash cloth. [Compare post-classical Latin herba fullonia (see fuller's weed n.), herba fullonum (see fuller's herb n.).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > soapwort boritha1382 crowsoapa1400 saponera1400 foam-dockc1500 fuller's grass1526 saponary1526 scour-wort1548 soapwort1548 mock gillyflower1578 soapwort gentian1578 struthion1587 soap-weed1607 gill-run-by-the-street1640 candify1727 saponaria1865 bouncing-Bet1884 1526 Grete Herball ccclxxxiiij. sig. X.iii/2 It [sc. Saponaria] is called saponary, fullers grasse, buryt, and crowsope. 1645 G. Gillespie Serm. preached before House of Lords 4 The Fullers grasse, or the Fullers herb. 2009 M. Olmert Kitchens, Smokehouses, & Privies ii. 64 They also made soap from the roots of Fuller's grass (Saponaria officinalis) and used Fuller's teasel..to rough up the fibers. < as lemmas |
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