Meaning of fuller's earth | Babel Free

Definitions

A fine clay used in fulling cloth.

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Examples

“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.”

“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?”

“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.”

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