Meanings
- uncountableA fine clay used in fulling cloth.
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?
1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb2 more 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.
1785 October 17, The Times, page 3 col. DThe bleaching was not always uniform, and sometimes white fuller's earth or gypsum was rubbed into the fabric to even out the whitening effect.
1979, Kax Wilson, A History of Textiles, Westview Press, →ISBN, page 84Synonyms: walker's earth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fine clay used in fulling cloth.
Translations
Bengali সর্জি, সর্জিকা
- সর্জি (śorji)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
- সর্জিকা (śorjika)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
- ক্ষারমৃত্তিকা (kharomrittika)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
Bulgarian хума
- хума (huma)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
Chinese Mandarin 漂白土
- 漂白土 (piǎobáitǔ)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
Finnish kuohusavi
- kuohusaviA fine clay used in fulling cloth
French terre à foulon, argile smectique
- terre à foulonA fine clay used in fulling cloth
- argile smectiqueA fine clay used in fulling cloth
German Walkererde, Bleicherde
- WalkererdeA fine clay used in fulling cloth
- BleicherdeA fine clay used in fulling cloth
- FullererdeA fine clay used in fulling cloth
Hindi मुल्तानी मिट्टी
- मुल्तानी मिट्टी (multānī miṭṭī)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
Irish cré úcaire
- cré úcaireA fine clay used in fulling cloth
Latin creta fullonia
- creta fulloniaA fine clay used in fulling cloth
Polish ziemia fulerska
- ziemia fulerskaA fine clay used in fulling cloth
Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ
- ਮੁਲਤਾਨੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ (mulatānī miṭṭī)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
Spanish tierra de batán
- tierra de batánA fine clay used in fulling cloth
Swedish valklera, blekjord
- valkleraA fine clay used in fulling cloth
- blekjordA fine clay used in fulling cloth
Ukrainian відбі́лювальні гли́ни
- відбі́лювальні гли́ни (vidbíljuvalʹni hlýny)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
Urdu ملتانی مِٹّی
- ملتانی مِٹّی (multānī miṭṭī)A fine clay used in fulling cloth
Welsh clai pannwr,, pridd pannwr
- clai pannwr,A fine clay used in fulling cloth
- pridd pannwrA fine clay used in fulling cloth
Cite this entry
fuller's earth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuller's%20earth
“fuller's earth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuller's%20earth. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuller's earth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuller's%20earth.
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