| Fustian | n. [ OE. fustan, fustian, OF. fustaine, F. futaine, It. fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. Pr. fustani, Sp. fustan. So called from Fustāt, i. e., Cairo, where it was made. ] 1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used, above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast. [ 1913 Webster ] Claudius . . . has run his description into the most wretched fustian. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] |
