From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fustian \Fus"tian\, n. [OE. fustan, fustian, OF. fustaine, F.
futaine, It. fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. Pr.
fustani, Sp. fustan. So called from Fust[=a]t, i. e., Cairo,
where it was made.]
1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff,
including corduroy, velveteen, etc.
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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.
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Claudius . . . has run his description into the most
wretched
fustian. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fustian \Fus"tian\, a.
1. Made of fustian.
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2. Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as,
fustian history. --Walpole.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fustian
n 1: pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: {bombast},
{fustian}, {rant}, {claptrap}, {blah}]
2: a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
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