Saponaria officinalis

Saponaria officinalis
Fuller Full"er, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See {Full}, v. t.] One whose occupation is to full cloth. [1913 Webster]

{Fuller's earth}, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.

{Fuller's herb} (Bot.), the soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.

{Fuller's thistle} or {Fuller's weed} (Bot.), the teasel ({Dipsacus fullonum}) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See {Teasel}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Saponaria officinalis — Bouncing Boun cing, a. 1. Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom. [1913 Webster] Many tall and bouncing young ladies. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. Excessive; big. A bouncing reckoning. B. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Bouncing Bet} (Bot.), the common… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS L. - МЫЛЬНЯНКА ЛЕКАРСТВЕННАЯ — см. 298. Многолетнее растение. S. officinalis L. М. лекарственная Sp. pl. (1753) 408. Tschirch II, 2 (1917) 1520. Ларин 2 (1951) 324, рис. Атлас лек. раст. (1962) 366, рис. М е с т н. н а з в. Англ. soapwort, herde pink, brise wort; фр. saponaire …   Справочник растений

  • Saponaria officinalis — ID 75278 Symbol Key SAOF4 Common Name bouncingbet Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Saponaria officinalis — noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised • Syn: ↑soapwort, ↑hedge pink, ↑bouncing Bet, ↑bouncing Bess • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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