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fuller's earth

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A highly adsorbent claylike substance consisting of hydrated aluminum silicates, used predominantly in fulling woolen cloth, in talcum powders, as a filter, and as a catalyst.

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  • noun A fine clay used in fulling cloth.

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  • noun an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent

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  1. dirt
  2. soil

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  • johnmperry commented on the word fuller's earth

    Any nonplastic clay or claylike earthy material that can be used to decolorize, filter, and purify animal, mineral, and vegetable oils and greases.

    July 25, 2008