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FUSTIAN

• FUSTIAN (noun)
The noun FUSTIAN has 2 senses:

1. pompous or pretentious talk or writing
2. a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

Familiarity information: FUSTIAN used as a noun is rare.

• FUSTIAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

blah; bombast; claptrap; fustian; rant

Hypernyms ("fustian" is a kind of...):

grandiloquence; grandiosity; magniloquence; ornateness; rhetoric (high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fustian" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

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(English proverb)
"Where there is plenty of water, it rains; where there is abundant heat, the sun shines."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue."
(Arabic proverb)
"Whilst doing one learns."
(Dutch proverb)

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