Fustian Definition

fŭschən
noun
A coarse cloth of cotton and linen.
Webster's New World
A thick cotton cloth with a short nap, as corduroy, velveteen, etc.
Webster's New World
Pompous, pretentious talk or writing; bombast; rant.
Webster's New World
adjective
Made of fustian.
Webster's New World
Pompous and pretentious.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Fustian

Noun

Singular:
fustian
Plural:
fustians

Origin of Fustian

  • Middle English from Old French fustaigne from Medieval Latin fūstānum, fūstiānum possibly from Latin fūstis wooden stick, club (translation of Greek xulinos wood-linen, cotton) or from El Fostat (El Fustat), a section of Cairo, Egypt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, probably from Latin fustis (“club; (medieval use) tree trunk”).

    From Wiktionary

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