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fuller's earth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌfʊləz ˈɜːθ/

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A fine clay used in fulling cloth.
    • The bleaching was not always uniform, and sometimes white fuller's earth or gypsum was rubbed into the fabric to even out the whitening effect. 1979, Kax Wilson, A History of Textiles, Westview Press, →ISBN, page 84:
    • You are probably aware that fuller’s earth is a valuable product, and that it is only found in one or two places in England? 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb:
    • On Lord Sunderland's estate, in the county of Westmeath, there is a fine strata of fuller’s earth, a commodity of which our woollen manufacturers stand much in need: yet this bed lies unnoticed to all, except the peasantry on the soil. 1785 October 17, The Times, page 3 col. D:

Synonyms

walker's earth

Translations (27)

pa ਮੁਲਤਾਨੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · kk фуллер топырағы (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · fr argile smectique (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · ne मुल्तानी माटो (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · cmn 漂白土 (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · bn সর্জিকা (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · ml മുൾട്ടാണി മിട്ടി (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · ga cré úcaire (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · sv valklera (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · cy pridd pannwr (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · uk відбі́лювальні гли́ни (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · pl ziemia fulerska (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · bn সর্জি (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · fr terre à foulon (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · bn ক্ষারমৃত্তিকা (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · hi मुल्तानी मिट्टी (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · egy A-rw-k:t-mw-D26 (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · de Fullererde (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · cy clai pannwr, (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · es tierra de batán (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · ur ملتانی مِٹّی (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · bg хума (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · de Walkererde (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · de Bleicherde (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · sv blekjord (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · la creta fullonia (A fine clay used in fulling cloth) · fi kuohusavi (A fine clay used in fulling cloth)