Fuller (redirected from Fuller, R. Buckminster)

Ful·ler  (flr), Melville Weston 1833-1910.

American jurist who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1888-1910) and maintained that governmental powers must derive from a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

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Fuller, R(ichard) Buckminster 1895-1983.

American architect and inventor who sought to solve practical problems with simple designs that require a minimum of materials and energy. The geodesic dome is his best-known invention.

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full·er ¹  (flr)

n.

One that fulls cloth.

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full·er ²  (flr)

n.

1. A hammer used by a blacksmith for grooving or spreading iron.

2. A groove made by such a hammer.

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[Possibly from full¹, to pleat.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Fuller - United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910) Melville W. Fuller, Melville Weston Fuller
	2.	Fuller - United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) Buckminster Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller
	3.	fuller - a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living working man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor