noun

1. Historical a coarse cloth of cotton and linen
2. a thick cotton cloth with a short nap, as corduroy, velveteen, etc.
3. pompous, pretentious talk or writing; bombast; rant

Etymology: ME < OFr fustaigne < ML fustaneum (< L fustis, wooden stick) used as transl. of Gr xylinon < xylinos, wooden (in LXX, cotton)

adjective

1. made of fustian
2. pompous and pretentious