fuller's earthn.

Brit.

/ˌfʊləz ˈəːθ/, U.S.

/ˌfʊlərz ˈərθ/

Forms: see fuller n.¹ and earth n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fuller n.¹, earth n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of fuller n.¹ + earth n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin terra fullonis (1326 in a British source). Compare fulling earth n. at fulling n.¹ Compounds 2.

1. A fine-grained clay used in cleansing wool (esp. formerly; cf. full v.² 1) and as an adsorbent material and filler. Also: (Geology) a stratum consisting largely of such clay.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > strata containing minerals

fuller's eartha1350

fulling eartha1399

fulling clay1647

second bottom1787

iron pan1811

ledge1847

blue lead1854

oil shale1866

oil sand1875

Cambridge coprolite1881

Cambridge greensand1882

gem-bed1886

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [noun] > stratum > stratum by constitution > fuller's earth

fuller's eartha1350

walker's claya1398

fuller's clay1581

cledge1724

wall-earth1724

walker's soap1839

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > smectites > fuller's earth

fuller's eartha1350

fulling eartha1399

fulling clay1647

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > cleaning > fuller's earth

fuller's eartha1350

fulling eartha1399

walker's earth1403

fuller's clay1581

fulling clay1647

scouring clay1660

scouring earth1661

a1350 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25012) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 196 (MED) De carbouns ne de folleriserthe.

c1436 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25011) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 197 (MED) Of colys ne of fullerys erthe.

1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xvii. f. 31 Mynes of tynne, leed, ore, cole..lymestonne, chalke, furlers, [sic 1526; ed. 1539 fullers] erthe, Sande, cley.

1669 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia i. 11 Fullers Earth..is no where else produced in that abundance and excellency as in England.

1779 Farmer's Mag. Feb. 48 Ten ditto [sc. acorns], each covered with fullers-earth made into paste with..gum arabic.

1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet I. 9 Like fuller's earth, defiling for the moment but purifying in the end.

1854 F. C. Bakewell Geol. 50 The bed of clay called fuller's earth..may be considered merely local.

1908 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 11 Apr. 892/2 Fuller's earth had been used as a dusting powder.

1934 M. Verni Mod. Beauty Culture i. v. 28/2 The foundation for a general type of mask is fuller's earth made into a paste with liquid.

1995 K. McCloud Techniques of Decorating (1998) 93 Rub a small amount of fuller's earth into the dry eggshell basecoat to absorb any grease.

2002 P. Finch Real Cardiff 131 Tucking..involves pounding the cloth with steam-driven hammers in pits filled with a mixture of water, and fullers earth.

†2. figurative. A (spiritual or moral) cleansing agent. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1657 F. Roberts Mysterium & Medulla Bibliorum iv. v. 1546 Afflictions..are Gods Furnace, to burn up our dross; Gods files, to rubb off our Rust; Gods soap and fullers Earth, to fetch out our stains.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 56 The blots of sin, will be easily taken out by the Soap of Sorrow, and the Fullers Earth of Contrition.

1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. ix. 12 Money, Wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for Reputations, there is not a Spot or a Stain but what it can take out.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1816 W. Smith Strata Identified 31 The Fuller's Earth Rock..in many places is imperfectly lapidified.

1917 H. K. Shearer Rep. Bauxite & Fullers Earth Georgia 203 The lower beds of the fullers earth stratum are partly blue and calcareous.

1937 Biochem. Jrnl. 31 893 The second constituent was present in the filtrate after fuller's earth treatment of the yeast extract.

1992 Wantage & Grove Herald 7 May 23/2 Planning permission to extend the fullers earth workings at Baulking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fullers earth
释义	fuller's earthn. Brit. /ˌfʊləz ˈəːθ/, U.S. /ˌfʊlərz ˈərθ/ Forms: see fuller n.¹ and earth n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fuller n.¹, earth n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of fuller n.¹ + earth n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin terra fullonis (1326 in a British source). Compare fulling earth n. at fulling n.¹ Compounds 2. 1. A fine-grained clay used in cleansing wool (esp. formerly; cf. full v.² 1) and as an adsorbent material and filler. Also: (Geology) a stratum consisting largely of such clay. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > strata containing minerals fuller's eartha1350 fulling eartha1399 fulling clay1647 second bottom1787 iron pan1811 ledge1847 blue lead1854 oil shale1866 oil sand1875 Cambridge coprolite1881 Cambridge greensand1882 gem-bed1886 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [noun] > stratum > stratum by constitution > fuller's earth fuller's eartha1350 walker's claya1398 fuller's clay1581 cledge1724 wall-earth1724 walker's soap1839 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > smectites > fuller's earth fuller's eartha1350 fulling eartha1399 fulling clay1647 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > cleaning > fuller's earth fuller's eartha1350 fulling eartha1399 walker's earth1403 fuller's clay1581 fulling clay1647 scouring clay1660 scouring earth1661 a1350 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25012) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 196 (MED) De carbouns ne de folleriserthe. c1436 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25011) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 197 (MED) Of colys ne of fullerys erthe. 1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xvii. f. 31 Mynes of tynne, leed, ore, cole..lymestonne, chalke, furlers, [sic 1526; ed. 1539 fullers] erthe, Sande, cley. 1669 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia i. 11 Fullers Earth..is no where else produced in that abundance and excellency as in England. 1779 Farmer's Mag. Feb. 48 Ten ditto [sc. acorns], each covered with fullers-earth made into paste with..gum arabic. 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet I. 9 Like fuller's earth, defiling for the moment but purifying in the end. 1854 F. C. Bakewell Geol. 50 The bed of clay called fuller's earth..may be considered merely local. 1908 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 11 Apr. 892/2 Fuller's earth had been used as a dusting powder. 1934 M. Verni Mod. Beauty Culture i. v. 28/2 The foundation for a general type of mask is fuller's earth made into a paste with liquid. 1995 K. McCloud Techniques of Decorating (1998) 93 Rub a small amount of fuller's earth into the dry eggshell basecoat to absorb any grease. 2002 P. Finch Real Cardiff 131 Tucking..involves pounding the cloth with steam-driven hammers in pits filled with a mixture of water, and fullers earth. †2. figurative. A (spiritual or moral) cleansing agent. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1657 F. Roberts Mysterium & Medulla Bibliorum iv. v. 1546 Afflictions..are Gods Furnace, to burn up our dross; Gods files, to rubb off our Rust; Gods soap and fullers Earth, to fetch out our stains. 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 56 The blots of sin, will be easily taken out by the Soap of Sorrow, and the Fullers Earth of Contrition. 1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. ix. 12 Money, Wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for Reputations, there is not a Spot or a Stain but what it can take out. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1816 W. Smith Strata Identified 31 The Fuller's Earth Rock..in many places is imperfectly lapidified. 1917 H. K. Shearer Rep. Bauxite & Fullers Earth Georgia 203 The lower beds of the fullers earth stratum are partly blue and calcareous. 1937 Biochem. Jrnl. 31 893 The second constituent was present in the filtrate after fuller's earth treatment of the yeast extract. 1992 Wantage & Grove Herald 7 May 23/2 Planning permission to extend the fullers earth workings at Baulking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1350
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