fulling

F4U1L1L1I1N1G2

noun

Baptism.

OriginMiddle English fulling →
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Meanings

fulling1

nounfulling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBaptism.

fulling2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of full
nounfulling (countable and uncountable, plural fullings)

plural fullings

  1. countableuncountableThe process of cloth being fulled.

Origin

fulling · noun

  1. Middle Englishfulling
  2. Englishfulling

From Middle English fulling, fullynge, from fullen, fulwen (“to baptise”), equivalent to full + -ing.

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fulling · verb, noun

From full + -ing.

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APA

fulling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulling

MLA

“fulling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fulling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulling.

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