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单词 fuller's earth
释义

full2 /fŭl/

transitive verb
  1. To scour and beat, as a means of finishing or cleansing woollens
  2. To scour and thicken in a mill
ORIGIN: OFr fuler (see foil1) and OE fullere fuller, both from L fullō a cloth-fuller

fullˈage noun

The charge for fulling cloth

fullˈer noun

A person who fulls cloth

fuller's earth noun

  1. An earthy hydrous aluminium silicate, used to absorb grease and as a filter
  2. (with caps) a division of the English Jurassic (geology)

fullˈer's-herb noun

A tall herb, soapwort

fullˈing-mill noun

A mill in which woollen cloth is fulled

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