fuller
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈfʊlər/
- Archaic
:
batanero
Examples
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A year later, after a fuller investigation, his license was revoked.
Academic text (2011) -
Interested readers can find fuller treatments in the scholarship cited throughout.
Academic text (2017) -
The visibility that Rakim and Cube demonstrate provides a fuller picture of Black males than is typical.
Academic text (2013) -
They pity your poor niece in particular, who has grown fuller, even lovelier, since you last set eyes on her.
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In both sexes, the vocal cords thicken and lengthen, leading to a fuller adult vocal quality.
Academic text (1999) -
The fuller worked tirelessly to cleanse the woolen fabric before it was sent to the market.
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As a fuller, he understood the importance of thickening cloth to enhance its durability.
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In his village, the fuller was known for producing some of the finest, most resilient textiles.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fuller comes from the old verb full, which meant 'to clean and make cloth thicker by washing and beating it'. A fuller was the person who did that work, so the job name tells you exactly what they did: they made cloth more 'full' and strong.