fusain

fu·sain

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

Origin of fusain

Fr, origin, originally , spindle tree from Vulgar Latin an unverified form fusago (gen. an unverified form fusaginis) from Classical Latin fusus, a spindle

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fusain

noun

a. Fine charcoal in stick form, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
b. A sketch or drawing made with this charcoal.
A black, friable band in bituminous coal, characterized by a fibrous structure and silky luster.

Origin 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

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Noun

(plural fusains)

Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement.
A drawing made with it.

Origin

From French fusain.

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