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   fustian

   /ˈfʌstɪən/

   noun

   • 1. thick, hard-wearing twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colours: "the coarse fustian of prison clothing"
   • 2. pompous or pretentious speech or writing: "a smokescreen of fustian and fantasy"

   Word Origin 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.

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   What is an example of a fustian speech?

   • Fustian is overblown, pretentious speech or writing. If you're a careful reader, a novelist's fustian won't disguise his book's flimsy plot and stereotypical characters. Announcing your arrival at school by saying, "It is I, the very heart and soul of this school — colleagues, let education commence!" is an example of fustian.

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   What does the word 'fustian' mean?

   • The group turned and Kathryn recognised the physicians, all dressed soberly in dark fustian gowns covered in dust and specks of woodchip. 4 meanings: 1. a. a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with flax or wool with a slight nap b. (as modifier) 2. pompous or.... Click for more definitions.

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   When was fustian used?

   • From the mid 1600s to the mid 1700s, fustian was often used for bed hangings. : 105 Fustian, by the 1860s, referred to any cut weft cotton fabric, and its manufacture was common in towns of the fringe of the Lancashire cotton region, such as Congleton in Cheshire, Mow Cop in Staffordshire and Heptonstall in Calderdale.

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   Where did fustian come from?

   • Fustian first entered English in the 13th century, by way of Anglo-French, as a term for a kind of fabric. (Its ultimate Latin source is probably the word fustis, meaning "tree trunk.") Several centuries into use as a noun and an attributive noun, fustian spread beyond textiles to describe pretentious writing or speech.

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   Fustian can mean a thick, rough cotton cloth or self-important or formal behaviour or writing. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples and related words.

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     FUSTIAN meaning: 1. a thick, rough cotton cloth that lasts...

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   Fustian, by the 1860s, referred to any cut weft cotton fabric, and its manufacture was common in towns of the fringe of the Lancashire cotton region, such as Congleton in Cheshire, Mow Cop in Staffordshire and Heptonstall in Calderdale. From 1800 to 1850 it was commonly called Baragan Fustian, and much used in Australia.

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   Fustian can refer to a type of fabric or to high-flown or affected writing or speech. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   a fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-quality wool, with a short nap or pile. inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking: Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot. Synonyms: claptrap, rant, bombast.

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   Fustian is a thick, twilled, cotton cloth with a short pile or nap, usually dyed of an olive, leaden, or other dark colour. It can also mean a blanket, a kind of cloth, or a type of speech. Learn more about its origin, usage, and synonyms from the Oxford English Dictionary.

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   Fustian is overblown, pretentious speech or writing. If you're a careful reader, a novelist's fustian won't disguise his book's flimsy plot and stereotypical characters.

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   Fustian is a word that can refer to a type of fabric, a style of writing, or a quality of something. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of fustian from Collins English Dictionary.