Possessives

• earth: These rocks have been altered to a soft absorbent clay mineral known as fullers ' earth or bentonite.

• soap: For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers ' soap.

Object

• earth: The cloth was washed in stale human urine, which contains ammonia, and fullers earth.

Converse of object

• like: For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers ' soap.

Modifies a noun

• earth: It pays to grease the leader down to the tippet knot and sink the tippet with fullers earth.