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fustet
[ fuh-stet ]
/ fʌˈstɛt /
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noun
the smoke tree, Cotinus coggygria.
Also called young fustic. the dyewood of this tree.
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How to use fustet in a sentence
The old fustic of the English dyer, as the article fustet is their yellow fustic.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew UreFustet, fus′tet, n. the smoke-tree or Venetian sumach, or its wood.