full2

 
Pronunciation: /fʊl/

verb

[with object] (often as noun fulling)
  • clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture: weaving and fulling were all formerly part of the normal domestic scene

Origin:

Middle English: probably a back-formation from fuller1, influenced by Old French fouler 'press hard upon' or medieval Latin fullare, based on Latin fullo 'fuller'