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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fus•tian (fus′chən),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesa stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- Textilesa fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-quality wool, with a short nap or pile.
- Textilesinflated or turgid language in writing or speaking:Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot.
adj. - made of fustian:a fustian coat; fustian bed linen.
- pompous or bombastic, as language:fustian melodrama.
- worthless;
cheap:fustian knaves and dupes.
- Medieval Latin fūstāneum, perh. a derivative of Latin fūstis stick, cudgel (Late Latin: trunk; compare fusty), if a translation of Latin xylinus, Greek (Septuagint) xýlina lína cotton, literally, linen from wood; Fostat, a suburb of Cairo, has also been proposed as the source of fūstāneum
- Old French fustaigne
- Middle English 1150–1200
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bombast, rant, claptrap.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fustian /ˈfʌstɪən/ n - a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with flax or wool with a slight nap
- (as modifier): a fustian jacket
- pompous or pretentious talk or writing
adj - cheap; worthless
- pompous; bombastic
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French fustaigne, from Medieval Latin fustāneum, from Latin fustis cudgel |