fus|tian

fus|tian
fus|tian «FUHS chuhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a coarse, heavy cloth made of cotton and flax. Fustian was used for clothing in Europe throughout the Middle Ages.
2. a thick cotton cloth like corduroy or velveteen. It is twilled and has a short pile or nap.
3. Figurative. speech or writing made up of pompous, high-sounding words and phrases: »

Between fustian in expression and bathos in sentiment (William Hazlitt).

 SYNONYM(S): bombast.
–adj.
1. made of fustian.
2. Figurative. pompous and high-sounding; inflated; bombastic: »

Then comes he out with his fustian eloquence (Robert Greene).

3. worthless.
╂[< Old French fustaigne < Medieval Latin fustaneum < Latin fūstis stick of wood]

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