Fuller

Japanese: fuller
Fuller

…The New Testament, the Gospel of Mark, states that “His clothes were so white and shining that no bleacher could make them,” and this is when cloth-blanching launderers appeared. These launderers were called fullers, and used fuller's earth (aluminum silicate) to wash cloth. They also used ammonia to wash woolen cloth, and it is said that they collected urine from within the city of Rome for this purpose. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fuller" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…新約聖書《マルコによる福音書》に〈その御衣は非常に白く光り世のさらし屋ではとてもできないほどの白さであった〉とあり,布晒しをする洗濯業者がこの時代に出現してくる。この業者をフーラーfullerといい,フーラーズ・アースfuller’s earth(ケイ酸アルミナ)を使い洗濯をしていた。また毛織物の洗濯にはアンモニアを用い,そのためローマ市内の尿を集めたといわれる。…

※「fuller」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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