fustiannoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfʌs.ti.ən/us/ˈfʌs.tʃən/a thick, rough cotton cloth that lasts for a long time
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Textiles made from natural fibres
- burlap
- calico
- camel
- canvas
- cashmere
- fishnet
- flannelette
- flax
- georgette
- gingham
- lambswool
- muslin
- netting
- oilskin
- pinstripe
- plaid
- sealskin
- twill
- velvet
- worsted
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fustian
adjective ukus
Examples from literature
- Among our dresses there were most kinds of shabby and greasy wear, and much fustian and corduroy that was neither sound nor fragrant.
- For three years he earned his living as regularly as the obscure functionary in fustian who swept the office.
- He was attired in loose fustian clothes with a red handkerchief wound round his throat, and a low slouching hat—one of those called wide-awake—partially concealed his features.
- The door then opened, and a plain elm coffin was slowly thrust forth, and laid by two men in fustian along the middle of the vehicle.
- There is something touching in the whiteness of a well-worn shirt, and the careful patches of a poor man's old fustian coat.