Fuller or Fuller's may refer to:
People
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Fuller (surname) Fuller is a surname. It originally referred to someone who treats woolen cloth with the process called fulling (a process also known as ''walking''—or ''waulking'' in Scotland—and ''tucking'', hence the names Walker and Tucker). Notable people ...
* A fuller, a worker who cleanses wool through the process of
fulling
Fulling, also known as felting, tucking or walking ( Scots: ''waukin'', hence often spelled waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven or knitted cloth (particularly wool) to elimin ...
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Fuller (artist)
Fuller (born 1980) is a British artist known for his intricate drawings and map art of cities and places that he explores. He drafts impressionistic "mind maps" of places where he has lived. Fuller is the pen name of Gareth Fuller of London, Eng ...
, a British artist known for making map art and intricate drawings
Places
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Fuller, Kansas
Fuller is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
History
Fuller was a mining town on the Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in ...
, an unincorporated community in Crawford County, United States
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Fuller, Michigan, a former community in Michigan
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Fuller, Pennsylvania Fuller is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appa ...
, an unincorporated community, United States
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Fuller Lake
Fuller Lake is the body of water with of surface area in the former Pine Grove Quarry in Cooke Township, Cumberland County, south-central Pennsylvania.
It is within Pine Grove Furnace State Park and the Michaux State Forest, near the community o ...
, a body of water in Pennsylvania, United States
Companies
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Fuller's Brewery in London, England, United Kingdom
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Fuller Brush Company
The Fuller Brush Company sells branded and private label products for personal care as well as commercial and household cleaning. It was founded in 1906 by Alfred Fuller. Consolidated Foods, now Sara Lee Corporation, acquired Fuller Brush in 19 ...
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Fuller's Coffee Shop
Fuller's Coffee Shop is a diner serving standard American cuisine in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States. Established in 1947, the restaurant has operated from its location in downtown Portland since 1960. It serves breakfast ...
, a coffee shop in Oregon, United States
* Fuller Manufacturing, a subsidiary of
Eaton Corporation acquired in 1958
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Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature.
Fuller consistently has a student body that compr ...
, in Pasadena, California, United States
Other uses
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Fuller calculator, an advanced cylindrical slide rule with a helical scale
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Fuller's earth
Fuller's earth is any clay material that has the capability to decolorize oil or other liquids without the use of harsh chemical treatment. Fuller's earth typically consists of palygorskite (attapulgite) or bentonite.
Modern uses of fuller's ea ...
, clay used for filtering and purifying
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Fuller (metalworking)
In metalworking, a fuller is a tool used to form metal when hot. The fuller has a rounded, either cylindrical or parabolic, nose, and may either have a handle (an "upper fuller") or a shank (a "lower fuller"). The shank of the lower fuller allow ...
, a tool used to form metal when hot
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Fuller (weapon)
A fuller is a rounded or beveled longitudinal groove or slot along the flat side of a blade (e.g., a sword, knife, or bayonet) that serves to both lighten and stiffen the blade. It is made using a blacksmithing tool called a fuller, a form of a ...
, a groove in a knife or sword blade to lighten and stiffen the blade
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USS ''Fuller'', the name of two ships of the U.S. Navy
See also
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