fulling of cloth
1Fulling — or tucking or walking ( waulking in Scotland) is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (particularly wool) to get rid of oils, dirt, and other impurities, and thickening it. The worker who does the job is a fuller,… …
2Fulling — Full ing, n. The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure. [1913 Webster] {Fulling mill}, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise from troughs… …
3Fulling mill — Fulling Full ing, n. The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure. [1913 Webster] {Fulling mill}, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise from… …
4Cloth of gold — This article is about the fabric. For the snail, see Conus textile. For the 16th century event, see Field of Cloth of Gold. Cloth of gold is a fabric woven with a gold wrapped or spun weft referred to as a spirally spun gold strip . In most cases …
5Fulling — Full Full, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fulling}.] [OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL. fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. ? shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to baptize, fullere a… …
6fulling mill — noun Etymology: Middle English fullinge mille 1. : a machine for fulling cloth 2. : a factory where cloth is fulled …
7fulling mill — noun A water mill used for fulling cloth …
8Fulling Mill — ♦ Mill used to process cloth (fulling) in water and with clay earth after is has been woven to make the weave denser and tighter. (Waugh, Scott. England in the Reign of Edward III, 238) …
9fulling stock — noun 1. : a wooden beater for fulling cloth 2. a. : a mallet for beating oil into hides b. : a machine in which such mallets form the essential feature usually used in plural …
10fulling — Process that increases the thickness and compactness of woven or knitted wool by subjecting it to moisture, heat, friction, and pressure until shrinkage of 10–25% is achieved. Shrinkage occurs in both the warp and weft see weaving), producing a… …
