fulling

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening
  2. verb make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
  3. verb increase in phase

Etymology

From Middle English fulling, fullynge, from fullen, fulwen (“to baptise”), equivalent to full + -ing.

Synonyms

full

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