fustian.

1. A sturdy woven fabric historically made in various cotton or mixed-fiber forms.

2. Pompous or overblown language.

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Words that belong together

• fustian jacket
• coarse fustian

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His fustian jacket smelled of rain.

Coarse fustian covered the bench.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.