What is "fuller"

Full \Full\ (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. Fuller (f[.u]l"[~e]r); superl. Fullest.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a] to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty.]

1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people.

   Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular.
   --Blackstone.

2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.

3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.

   It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed.
   --Gen. xii. 1.

   The man commands Like a full soldier.
   --Shak.

   I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted.
   --Ford.

4. Sated; surfeited.

   I am full of the burnt offerings of rams.
   --Is. i. 11.

5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.

   Reading maketh a full man.
   --Bacon.

6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project.

   Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions.
   --Locke.

7. Filled with emotions.

   The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
   --Lowell.

8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.] Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden. At full, when full or complete. --Shak. Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. --Abbott. Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. Full brother or Full sister, a brother or sister having the same parents as another. Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. Full moon.

   1. The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun.

   2. The time when the moon is full.

      Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out.

      Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given.

      Full sea, high water.

      Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; ``Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.'' South (Colloq.)

      In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures.

      In full blast. See under Blast.

Fuller \Full"er\, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See Full, v. t.] One whose occupation is to full cloth.

Fuller's earth, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.

Fuller's herb (Bot.), the soapwort ( Saponaria officinalis), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.

Fuller's thistle or Fuller's weed (Bot.), the teasel ( Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel.

Fuller \Full"er\, n. [From Full, a.] (Blacksmith's Work) A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser.

Fuller \Full"er\, v. t. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet.

"one who fulls cloth," Old English fullere "fuller" (Mark ix:3), from Latin fullo "fuller" (see foil (v.)). The native word is walker. Fuller's earth (silicate of alumina) is recorded by 1520s; so called because it was used in cleansing cloth.

Etymology 1

1. (en-comparative of: full) Etymology 2

   n. A person who fulls cloth. Etymology 3

   n. 1 A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal. 2 A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.). v

2. (context transitive English) To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer.

At least two different cars have been offered with the marque of Fuller, one in Nebraska and one in Michigan.

A fuller is a rounded or beveled groove or slot in the flat side of a blade (e.g. a sword, knife, or bayonet) that are made using a blacksmithing tool of the same name (fuller). These grooves are often called "blood grooves" or "blood gutters" as well as fullers, although their purpose has nothing to do with blood. A fuller is often used to lighten the blade, much the way that the shape of an I-beam allows a given amount of strength to be achieved with less material. When combined with proper distal tapers, heat treatment and blade tempering, a fullered blade can be 20% to 35% lighter than a non-fullered blade without any sacrifice of strength or blade integrity. This effect lessens as the blade is reduced in length. A blade is said to be "fullered" after introduction of the groove.

Fuller or Fuller's may refer to:

• People with the surname Fuller (surname)
• A fuller, a worker who cleanses wool through the process of fulling
• Fuller Brush Company
• Fuller, California, an unincorporated community in Imperial County
• Fuller, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Crawford County
• Fuller, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
• Fuller Lake, a body of water in Pennsylvania
• Fuller Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Eaton Corporation acquired in 1958
• Fuller (metalworking), a tool used to form metal when hot
• Fuller Theological Seminary, in Pasadena, California
• Fuller (weapon), tool to make a groove in a knife or sword blade, to lighten and stiffen the blade
• USS Fuller, the name of two ships of the U.S. Navy
• Fuller's Brewery in London
• Fuller's earth, clay used for filtering and purifying

In metalworking, a fuller is a tool used to form metal when hot. The fuller has a rounded, either cylindrical or parabolic, nose, and may either have a handle (an "upper fuller") or a shank (a "lower fuller"). The shank of the lower fuller allows the fuller to be inserted into the hardy hole of the anvil. Upper fullers furthermore come in "straight" or "cross" varieties, depending on the orientation of the handle relative to the face.

The fuller is used mainly to spread the metal. The fuller is placed against the metal stock, and then either the fuller (for an upper fuller) or the stock (for a lower fuller) is struck with a hammer. The rounded nose of the fuller spreads the metal more efficiently than the flat face of the hammer. The process leaves ridges in the stock, which may then be flattened out later with the hammer or other tools.

Fuller is a surname referring to someone who treats wool with the process called fulling (a process also known as walking—or waulking in Scotland—and tucking, hence the names Walker and Tucker) and may refer to:

• Alexandra Fuller, British writer
• Alfred Fuller (1885–1973), Canadian businessman
• Allen Curtis Fuller (1822–1901), Attorney General of Illinois during the American Civil War
• Alvan T. Fuller (1878–1958), U.S. politician from Massachusetts
• Andrew Fuller, British Baptist minister
• Barry Fuller, English footballer
• Ben Fuller (producer) Sir Benjamin John Fuller (1875–1952), English theatre entrepreneur in Australia
• Ben Hebard Fuller (1870–1937), U.S. Marine Corps general
• Blind Boy Fuller, stage name of U.S. blues singer and guitarist Fulton Allen
• Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), U.S. rock singer and guitarist
• Brad Fuller, Australian rules footballer
• Bryan Fuller, American screenwriter
• Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), U.S. architect
• Calvin Fuller (1902–1994), U.S. physical chemist, inventor of the solar cell
• Charles Fuller (born 1939), U.S. playwright
• Charles Edward Fuller (1887–1968), U.S. preacher and founder of Fuller Theological Seminary
• Charles Eugene Fuller (1849–1926), U.S. congressman
• Claude A. Fuller (1876–1968), member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Arkansas
• Claude Fuller (entomologist) (1872–1928), entomologist
• Courtis Fuller, American broadcaster
• Curtis Fuller, American jazz trombonist
• Danny Fuller (surfer), American surfer, photographer, artist and model
• Dave Fuller (1915–2009), American college baseball coach
• Debbie Fuller (born 1966), Canadian diver
• Devin Fuller (born 1994), American football player
• Dickie Fuller, Jamaican cricketer
• Dolores Fuller (1923–2011), U.S. actress and composer, Ed Wood's companion
• Doris Fuller, American bridge player
• Drew Fuller (born 1980), American actor
• Edward Fuller (1893–1918), U.S. Marine Corps officer, son of Ben H. Fuller
• Eddie Fuller (1931–2008), South African cricketer
• Dame Elizabeth Fuller, British benefactress
• Frances Fuller, American actress
• Frank Fuller (baseball) (1893–1965), Major League Baseball player
• Freddy Stephen Fuller, Canadian Boxer
• George Fuller (painter), American artist
• George Fuller (Australian politician)
• George A. Fuller (1851–1900), the "inventor" of modern skyscrapers
• Gerald Fuller, American chemical engineer
• Henry B. Fuller (born 1857), writer
• Hoffman L. Fuller (1899-1983), American politician
• Horace H. Fuller, American soldier
• Ida Fuller, co-founder of Sigma Kappa sorority
• Ida May Fuller (1874–1975), centenarian and first U.S. recipient of Social Security
• J. Fuller, editor in 18th century England
• J. F. C. Fuller (1878–1966), British general and military historian
• Jean Overton Fuller, British biographer
• Jeff Fuller (racing driver), American racing driver
• Jeff Fuller (safety), American football player
• Jesse Fuller (1896–1976), American one-man-band musician
• Jim Fuller (musician), American guitarist with The Surfaris
• John Fuller (academic), Master of Jesus College, Cambridge (1557–1558)
• John Fuller (bushranger), Australian bushranger
• John Fuller (poet) (born 1937), English poet
• John G. Fuller, (1913–1990), American author
• John 'Mad Jack' Fuller (1757–1834), English politician, philanthropist and patron of the arts
• John W. Fuller (1827–1891), Union general (American Civil War)
• Joni Fuller, British musician
• Kathryn S. Fuller, Alcoa director
• Kurt Fuller, American actor
• Loie Fuller (1862–1928), American modern dance pioneer Marie Louise Fuller
• Lon L. Fuller, legal philosopher
• Margaret Fuller (1810–1850), American journalist and women's rights activist
• Mary Fuller, American actress
• Maxwell Fuller (1945–2013), Australian chess player
• Melville Fuller (1833–1910), Chief Justice of the United States of America
• Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1867–1968), African-American artist
• Michael Fuller, British chief constable
• Millard Fuller, American humanitarian
• Nikki Fuller, American professional female bodybuilder and actress
• Penny Fuller, American actress
• Peter Fuller (1948–1990), British art critic and writer
• Peter the Fuller, Patriarch of Antioch
• Rachel Fuller, British musician
• Reginald C. Fuller (born 1908), priest in Westminster/London, biblical scholar
• Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
• Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller, see Buckminster Fuller
• Richard Fuller (Bedford MP), British politician
• Rick Fuller, American wrestler
• Robert Fuller (disambiguation), one of several people
• Ron Fuller (artist), British artist
• Roy Fuller (1912–1991), English poet, father of John Fuller (poet)
• Samuel Fuller (1911–1997), American movie director
• Samuel Fuller (Pilgrim) (c. 1580 – 1633), English doctor, a founder of the colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Samuel B. Fuller (1905–1988), African-American entrepreneur
• Simon Fuller, British record and television producer
• Freddy Stephen Fuller, a former Canadian amateur boxer
• Steve Fuller (American football)
• Steve Fuller (sociologist), Anglo-American philosopher
• Thomas Fuller (1608–1661), English cleric and historian, author of Worthies of England
• Thomas Fuller (architect), Canadian architect
• Thomas Fuller (physician) (1654–1734), English physician and collector of adages in his Gnomologia
• Uriah Fuller, pen name used by U.S. mathematician Martin Gardner
• Victoria Fuller, American model
• Wendy Fuller (born 1965), Canadian diver
• Wilfred Fuller, British soldier
• William Fuller (disambiguation), one of several people