fuller's earth

/ˌfʊlərz ˌˈʌrθ/
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Definitions of fuller's earth
  1. noun
    an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
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    type of:
    dirt, soil
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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