fustian

noun fus·tian \ˈfəs-chən\

Definition of FUSTIAN

a : a strong cotton and linen fabric

b : a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave

: high-flown or affected writing or speech; broadly : anything high-flown or affected in style

— fus·tian adjective

Middle English, from Anglo-French fustian, fustayn, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, probably from fustis tree trunk, from Latin, stick, cudgel

First Known Use: 13th century

Synonyms: bombast, rhetoric, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, oratory, verbiage, wind

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