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fustian


fustian
Pronunciation: ⁄ˈfʌstɪən⁄
noun
[mass noun]
·              1thick, hard-wearing twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colours:
the coarse fustian of prison clothing[as modifier]:a fustian jacket
·              2pompous or pretentious speech or writing:
a smokescreen of fustian and fantasy




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