fustian

noun

/ˈfʌstiən/

/ˈfʌstʃən/

[uncountable]

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a thick strong cotton cloth with a slightly rough surface, used in the past for making clothes
(literary) language that sounds impressive but does not mean much

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fustaigne, from medieval Latin fustaneum, from (pannus) fustaneus ‘cloth from Fostat’, a suburb of Cairo; sense (2) perhaps from the fact that fustian was sometimes used to cover pillows and cushions, implying that the language was “padded”; compare with bombast.

单词	fustian
释义	fustian noun /ˈfʌstiən/ /ˈfʌstʃən/ [uncountable] jump to other results a thick strong cotton cloth with a slightly rough surface, used in the past for making clothes (literary) language that sounds impressive but does not mean much Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fustaigne, from medieval Latin fustaneum, from (pannus) fustaneus ‘cloth from Fostat’, a suburb of Cairo; sense (2) perhaps from the fact that fustian was sometimes used to cover pillows and cushions, implying that the language was “padded”; compare with bombast.
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