'Fuller's earth' definitions:
Definition of 'fuller's earth'
From: WordNet
noun
An absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
Definition of 'Fuller's earth'
From: GCIDE
- Fuller \Full"er\, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See Full, v. t.] One whose occupation is to full cloth. [1913 Webster]
- Fuller's earth, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.
- Fuller's herb (Bot.), the soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.
- Fuller's thistle or Fuller's weed (Bot.), the teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel. [1913 Webster]