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- Dictionaryfustian/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"
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1. a. : a strong cotton and linen fabric. b. : a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave. 2. : high-flown or affected writing or speech. broadly : anything high-flown or affected in style. fustian adjective. Did you know?
FUSTIAN definition: 1. a thick, rough cotton cloth that lasts for a long time: 2. behaviour or writing that is too…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
behavior or writing that is too serious or formal, and in which you try to appear or sound more important or intelligent than you really are: The line is worth a hundred pages of fustian. Despite the fustian, Mandler's argument is smart and clear and appears to be sound. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. 1. a stout fabric of cotton and flax. 2. a fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-quality wool, with a short nap or pile. 3. inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking. Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot. adjective.
1. a. A coarse sturdy cloth made of cotton and linen or flax. b. Any of several thick twilled cotton fabrics, such as corduroy, having a short nap. 2. Pretentious speech or writing; pompous language. adj. 1. Made of or as if of fustian: "[He] disliked the heavy, fustian ... and brocaded decor of Soviet officialdom" (Frederick Forsyth). 2.
fustian noun & adjective. Meaning & use. noun. 1.a. c1200–. Formerly, a kind of coarse cloth made of cotton and flax. Now, a thick, twilled, cotton cloth with a short pile or nap, usually dyed of an olive, leaden, or other dark colour. c1200. Ðe meshakele of medeme fustane [or perh. fustani]. Trinity College Homilies 163. c1405 (c1387–95)
Definition of fustian noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
