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fustian

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

adjective

  1. made of fustian
  2. pompous and pretentious

See fustian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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