Word Meanings - DISCOLORATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To discolor. Fuller.

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• FULLER
  One whose occupation is to full cloth. Fuller's earth, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. -- Fuller's herb , the soapwort , formerly used to remove stains from cloth. -- Fuller's thistle or weed
• DISCOLOR
  1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water. 2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon. To
• DISCOLORATION
  1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance. Darwin. 2. A discolored spot; a stain. Arbuthnot.
• FULLERY
  The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on.
• DISCOLORATE
  To discolor. Fuller.
• DISCOLORED
  1. Altered in color; 2. Variegated; of divers colors. That ever wore discolored arms. Chapman.