FUSTIAN


Meaning of FUSTIAN in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 thick twilled cotton cloth with a short nap, usu. dyed in dark colours. 2 turgid speech or writing, bombast.

adj. 1 made of fustian. 2 bombastic. 3 worthless.

[ ME f. OF fustaigne f. med.L fustaneus (adj.) relating to cloth from Fostat a suburb of Cairo ]

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