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Word: Fustian
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French fustaigne, from medieval Latin fustaneum, from (pannus) fustaneus ‘cloth from Fostat’, a suburb of Cairo; fustian (sense 2) perhaps from the fact that fustian was sometimes used to cover pillows and cushions, implying that the language was ‘padded’; compare with bombast
ˈfʌstɪən
thick, hard-wearing twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colours
Short Definition:thick, hard-wearing twilled cloth with short nap
Examples:- the coarse fustian of prison clothing
- a fustian jacket
pompous or pretentious speech or writing
Short Definition:pompous or pretentious speech or writing
Examples:- a smokescreen of fustian and fantasy
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