FUSTIAN


Meaning of FUSTIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfəs-chən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.