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Definition of Fuller
1. Noun. United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910).
2. Noun. United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983).
Generic synonyms: Applied Scientist, Engineer, Technologist, Architect, Designer
3. Noun. A workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living.
Definition of Fuller
1. n. One whose occupation is to full cloth.
2. n. A die; a half- round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser.
3. v. t. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet.
Definition of Fuller
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An occupational from=Middle English dot=) for a person who fulls cloth. ¹
2. Adjective. More full. ¹
3. Noun. A person who fulls cloth. ¹
4. Noun. A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal ¹
5. Noun. A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.). ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fuller
1. to groove with a type of hammer [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fuller
Literary usage of Fuller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1905)
"John2 Fuller, son of Thomas,1 had a daughter Judith, born 21 Nov., 1673, ...
FRANCIS H. Fuller. "Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Read now ..."
2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"Fuller was a man of great force and energy of character. His turn of mind,
according to one of his biographers ( JW Morris), led him to cultivate the ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"That her son FG Fuller was present and witnessed the deed. ... It seems that from
the time Mrs. Fuller purchased, January 7, 1895, to December 28, 1903, ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"Latta was selected as trustee by Stearns, and Fuller by Linkins. Fuller was
unacquainted with the duties of a trustee, and Latta did not know him or where ..."
5. The History of England from the Accession of James II. by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay, Samuel Austin Allibone (1875)
"Of these double traitors the most remarkable was "William Fuller. ... Animated by
this loathsome ambition, Fuller equalled, and perhaps surpassed, ..."
6. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"While the defeated Governor Stone languished in jail, the victorious leader,
William Fuller, exercised complete sway and for a moment could afford to laugh ..."
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