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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Origin of fustet

1815–25; <French <Provençal <Spanish fustete, by association with fuste stick. See fustic

The old fustic of the English dyer, as the article fustet is their yellow fustic.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Fustet, fus′tet, n. the smoke-tree or Venetian sumach, or its wood.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various