[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
full fuller's earth fuller's herb saponaria officinalis fuller's thistle fuller's weed 
dipsacus fullonum teasel 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fuller's earth
     n : an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling
         shrinking and thickening woolen cloth and as an
         adsorbent

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