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