fustian
Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flaxOriginally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.
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бумазе́яbumazéja, флане́льflanélʹ
бумазе́яbumazéja
(uncountable, usually)A class of fabric including corduroy and velveteen.
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)Inflated, pompous, or pretentious speech or writing; bombast; also (archaic), incoherent or unintelligible speech or writing; gibberish, nonsense.
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
(archaic, uncountable, usually)Chiefly in rum fustian: a hot drink made of a mixture of alcoholic beverages (as beer, gin, and sherry or white wine) with egg yolk, lemon, and spices.
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Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English fustian (“type of fabric, probably made from cottoThe noun is derived from Middle English fustian (“type of fabric, probably made from cotton, flax, or wool; piece of fustian spread over a bed or mattress”) [and other forms], from Old French fustaine, fustaigne (modern French futaine), from Medieval Latin fūstāneum, from (pannus) fūstāneus or (tela) fūstānea, of disputed origin.
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Forms
plural: fustians| Singular | fustian |
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Synonyms
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