'Fustian' definitions:

Definition of 'fustian'

(from WordNet)
noun
Pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah]
noun
A strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

Definition of 'Fustian'

From: GCIDE
  • Fustian \Fus"tian\, n. [OE. fustan, fustian, OF. fustaine, F. futaine, It. fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. Pr. fustani, Sp. fustan. So called from Fust[=a]t, i. e., Cairo, where it was made.]
  • 1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Claudius . . . has run his description into the most wretched fustian. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Fustian'

From: GCIDE
  • Fustian \Fus"tian\, a.
  • 1. Made of fustian. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]