n.
Pronunciation: ' f ə s-ch ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French fustian, fustayn, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, probably from fustis tree trunk, from Latin, stick, cudgel
Date: 13th century
1 a : a strong cotton and linen fabric b : a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave
2 : high-flown or affected writing or speech broadly : anything high-flown or affected in style
– fus · tian adjective