fuller
fuller1 definition
fuller (fo̵ol′ər)
noun
a person whose work is to full cloth
Etymology: ME < OE fullere < L fullo, prob. < IE *bheld-, to strike > bolt
fuller2 definition
fuller (fo̵ol′ər)
noun
- a tool used by blacksmiths to hammer grooves into iron
- a groove so made
Etymology: < ? obs. full, to make full, complete < full
Fuller definition
Ful·ler (fo̵ol′ər)
- Fuller, (Richard) Buckminster (buk′min stər) 1895-1983; U.S. engineer, inventor, & philosopher
- (fo̵ol′ər)Fuller, (Sarah) Margaret (Marchioness Ossoli) 1810-50; U.S. writer, critic, & social reformer
- (fo̵ol′ər)Fuller, Melville Weston (wes′tən) 1833-1910; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1888-1910)
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