Fulling

Full \Full\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Fulling}.] [OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL.
   fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. ?
   shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to
   baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. {Defile} to foul, {Foil} to
   frustrate, {Fuller}. n. ]
   To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to
   mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a
   mill.
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Fulling \Full"ing\, n.
   The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by
   moisture, heat, and pressure.
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   {Fulling mill}, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of
      pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise
      from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and
      fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials.
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