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Fustian [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Made of fustian

2. In style, swelling above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; too pompous; ridiculously tumid; bombastic.

Fustian [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A kind of cotton stuff, or stuff of cotton and linen.

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; a swelling style; bombast.

3. Fustian is thoughts and words ill sorted.

Fustian [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Made of fustian.

2. Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history.

Fustian [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc.

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.

Fustian Encyclopedia Britannica

FUSTIAN, a term which includes a variety of heavy woven cotton fabrics, chiefly prepared for men’s wear. It embraces plain twilled cloth called jean, and cut fabrics similar to velvet, known as velveteen, moleskin, corduroy, &c. The operations connected with the finishing of cut fustian (cutting, brushing, and singeing, &c.) are conducted under unhealthy conditions. The name is said to be derived from El-Fustat, a suburb of Cairo (see vol. vii. p. 769), where it was first made; and certainly a kind of cloth has been long known under that name. In a petition to parliament, temp. Philip and Mary, “fustian of Naples” is mentioned, and in books of a later time this term was abridged to fustiananapes, whence arose an obvious corruption fustian and apes.

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 9, p. 855
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Fustianist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who writes bombast.

Fustianist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A writer of fustian.