'Fustet' definitions:

Definition of 'Fustet'

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  • Fustet \Fus"tet\, n. [F. fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. fustete), LL. fustetus, fr. L. fustis stick, in LL., tree, See 1st Fust, and cf. Fustic.] The wood of the Rhus Cotinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which, however, is not durable without a mordant. --Ure. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'fustet'

From: GCIDE
  • Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.] Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy. [1913 Webster]
  • Venetian blind, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as to overlap each other when closed, and to show a series of open spaces for the admission of air and light when in other positions.
  • Venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft; the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple stripes.
  • Venetian chalk, a white compact talc or steatite, used for marking on cloth, etc.
  • Venetian door (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows or panes of glass on the sides.
  • Venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass of different colors fused together and wrought into various ornamental patterns.
  • Venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate of iron; -- called also scarlet ocher.
  • Venetian soap. See Castile soap, under Soap.
  • Venetian sumac (Bot.), a South European tree ({Rhus Cotinus}) which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet; -- also called smoke tree.
  • Venetian window (Arch.), a window consisting of a main window with an arched head, having on each side a long and narrow window with a square head. [1913 Webster]