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Fuller

ful·ler

UK/ˈfʊ.lə/ US/ˈfʊ.ləɹ/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living

Origin

Inherited from Middle English fullere, from Old English fullere, from Latin fullō (“fuller”) + -ere; equivalent to full (“to densen cloth”) + -er.

Phrases

  • Fuller's rose beetle
  • Fuller's rose weevil

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