Definition of "fulling" [full•ing]

• Baptism. (noun)
• Present participle of full. To make cloth denser and firmer. (verb)

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• "Another type of song: the fuller's song, used in fulling the homespun in the old-fashioned style."
• "Flannels are subjected to several finishing operations, such as fulling, teaseling, pressing, and stretching."
• "After "fulling" cloth is woolly and rough; to improve the appearance it is first"