fulling

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

fulling (uncountable)

  1. Baptism.

Etymology 2

full +‎ -ing.

Verb

fulling

  1. present participle of full. To make cloth denser and firmer.
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