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 Definitions of fustian  [ˈfʌs tʃən]  

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Definition of 'fustian' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fustian
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.

2.  fustian
a fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-quality wool, with a short nap or pile.

3.  fustian
inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking.

4. (adj.) fustian
made of fustian.

5.  fustian
pompous or bombastic, as language.

Etymology:  (1150–1200; ME < OF fustaigne < ML fūstāneum)

Definition of 'fustian' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah
pompous or pretentious talk or writing

2. (noun) fustian
a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap


Definition of 'fustian' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) fustian
made of fustian

2. (adj) fustian
pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history

3. (noun) fustian
a kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc

4. (noun) fustian
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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