| Fustian (fustian) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Fus"tian |
[OE. fustan,
fustian, OF. fustaine, F. futaine, It.
fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum] cf. Pr.
fustani, Sp. fustan. So called from
Fust t, i. e., Cairo, where it was |
A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and
linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc.
An inflated style of writing; a kind of
writing in which high-sounding words are used, above the dignity of
the thoughts or subject; bombast.
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| Fustian (fustian) |
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| a. | |
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| Fus"tian |
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Made of fustian.
Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated;
bombastic; as, fustian history.
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