Fulling

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  • n. Baptism.
  • v. Present participle of full. To make cloth denser and firmer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of becoming full: as, the fulling of the moon.
  • n. The process of cleansing, scouring, and pressing woolen goods to felt the fibers together and make the cloth stronger and firmer. It is also termed milling, because the cloth is scoured in a water-mill.
  • n. Baptism.
  • Word Usage
    "Another type of song: the fuller's song, used in fulling the homespun in the old-fashioned style."
    Verb Stem
    full    fuller