fustian
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Noun
- Originally, a [[kind#Noun|kind]] of [[coarse]] [[fabric]] [[make#Verb|made]] from [[cotton#Noun|cotton]] and [[flax]]; now, a kind of coarse [[twilled#Adjective|twilled]] cotton, or cotton and [[linen#Noun|linen]], [[stuff#Noun|stuff]] with a [[short#Adjective|short]] [[pile#Noun|pile]] and often [[dye#Verb|dyed]] a [[dull#Adjective|dull]] [[colour#Noun|colour]], which is [[chiefly]] [[prepare]]d for [[menswear]].
- A [[class#Noun|class]] of fabric including [[corduroy#Noun|corduroy]] and [[velveteen]].
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[inflated#Adjective|Inflated]], [[pompous]], or [[pretentious]] [[speech#Noun|speech]] or [[writing#Noun|writing]]; [[bombast#Noun|bombast]]; also {{lb|en|archaic}}, [[incoherent]] or [[unintelligible]] speech or writing; [[gibberish]], [[nonsense]].
- {{lb|en|alcoholic beverages|archaic}} ''Chiefly in'' '''rum fustian''': a [[hot#Adjective|hot]] [[drink#Noun|drink]] made of a [[mixture]] of [[alcoholic#Adjective|alcoholic]] [[beverage]]s (as [[beer]], [[gin#Noun|gin]], and [[sherry]] or [[white wine]]) with [[egg yolk]], [[lemon#Noun|lemon]], and [[spice#Noun|spices]].
Adjective
- [[make#Verb|Made]] out of [[fustian#Noun|fustian]] ''(noun sense 1)''.
- Of a [[person#Noun|person]], or their [[speech#Noun|speech]] or [[writing#Noun|writing]]: [[use#Verb|using]] [[inflated#Adjective|inflated]], [[pompous]], or [[pretentious]] [[language]]; [[bombastic]]; [[grandiloquent]]; also {{lb|en|obsolete}} using [[incoherent]] or [[unintelligible]] language.
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