1. a workshop or factory where cloth is fulled (cleaned, thickened, and finished)
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• Medieval towns often had a fullery located near a stream to provide water for the fulling process.
• The fullery was an essential part of the textile industry in Renaissance Europe.
• Workers at the fullery would treat raw cloth with soap and water to prepare it for dyeing.
• Archaeological evidence suggests this fullery operated from the 12th to the 16th century.