Definitions for fustianˈfʌs tʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fus•tianˈfʌs tʃən(n.)
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
Category: Textiles
a fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-quality wool, with a short nap or pile.
Category: Textiles
inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking.
(adj.)made of fustian.
pompous or bombastic, as language.
Origin of fustian:
1150–1200; ME < OF fustaigne < ML fūstāneum
Princeton's WordNet
bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah(noun)
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
fustian(noun)
a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
Wiktionary
fustian(Noun)
A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff
fustian(Noun)
A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen
fustian(Noun)
Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech
Webster Dictionary
Fustian(noun)
a kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc
Fustian(noun)
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
Fustian(adj)
made of fustian
Fustian(adj)
pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history
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