fuller's earth
/ˌfʊləz ˈɜːθ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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?"
- "The bleaching was not always uniform, and sometimes white fuller's earth or gypsum was rubbed into the fabric to even out the whitening effect."