FUSTIAN


Meaning of FUSTIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfʌstɪən ]

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.