noun
- plural of fullery; workshops or mills where cloth is fulled (cleaned, thickened, and finished)
Usage: historical; textile industry
Examples
- Medieval towns often had several fulleries located near rivers to access water for the fulling process.
- The fulleries of ancient Rome were essential to the production of high-quality woolen cloth.
- Archaeologists discovered remains of Roman fulleries in Pompeii, complete with large stone basins.
- The fulleries employed many workers who specialized in cleaning and thickening fabric.
- Water mills powered the fulleries, making them efficient centers of textile production.