fustian
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
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.
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How to use fustian in a sentence
It was simple; it was direct; there was no fustian in it; and yet it told the story perfectly.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire | H.L. Mencken | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe wrote and read, and smoked and wrote, rising early, and talking fustian.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Even in fustian garments nobility hides with difficulty from keen and suspicious eyes.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerYes, there were swells here, ball-room coxcombs in fustian and felt.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesReturn to his bedroom, throw off the clothes, beat the featherbed, see that the fustian and sheets are clean.
Early English Meals and Manners | Various
The knight is first dressed in a doublet of fustian, lined with satin, which is cut with holes for ventilation.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes
British Dictionary definitions for fustian
/ (ˈfʌstɪən) /
a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with flax or wool with a slight nap
(as modifier): a fustian jacket
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
cheap; worthless
pompous; bombastic
Origin of fustian
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