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fusain definition

fu·sain (fyo̵̅o̅′zān′, fyo̵̅o̅ zān′)

noun

  1. a type of fine charcoal pencil prepared from the wood of the spindle tree
  2. a drawing made with this
  3. a type of brittle, porous, black bituminous coal having a silky luster and a fibrous structure

Etymology: Fr, orig., spindle tree < VL *fusago (gen. *fusaginis) < L fusus, a spindle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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