Fusain definition
Fine charcoal in stick form, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
noun
A sketch or drawing made with this charcoal.
noun
A type of fine charcoal pencil prepared from the wood of the spindle tree.
noun
A drawing made with this.
noun
A type of brittle, porous, black bituminous coal having a silky luster and a fibrous structure.
noun
Advertisement
A drawing made with it.
noun
A black, friable band in bituminous coal, characterized by a fibrous structure and silky luster.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
fusain
Plural:
fusainsOrigin of fusain
- French spindle tree, charcoal made from its wood from Vulgar Latin fūsāgō *fūsāgin- spindle (formerly made from the wood of a spindle tree) from Latin fūsus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From French fusain.
From Wiktionary