fustian
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.fus·tian
noun \ˈfəs-chən\Definition of FUSTIAN
1
a : a strong cotton and linen fabric b : a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave
2
: high-flown or affected writing or speech; broadly : anything high-flown or affected in style
— fus·tian adjective
Examples of FUSTIAN
- <a speech awash in old-fashioned fustian and bereft of all substance>
Origin of FUSTIAN
Middle English, from Anglo-French fustian, fustayn, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, probably from fustis tree trunk, from Latin, stick, cudgel
First Known Use: 13th century
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