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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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FUSTIAN definition: 1. a thick, rough cotton cloth that lasts for a long time: 2. behaviour or writing that is too…. Learn more.
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 is a variety of heavy cloth woven from cotton, chiefly prepared for menswear. History and use[edit] Corduroy: This modern diagram shows the warp (3) and the long (red-4) and short (green-5) weft threads; traditionally the knife (1) and the guide (2) are attached and the cutting motion is upwards.
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.
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)
