The Wordsmith Dictionary

Fus "tian, n. Etym: [OE. fustan, fustian, OF. fustaine, F. futaine,It. fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. Pr. fustani, Sp. fustan. So called from Fustat, i. e., Cairo, where it was made. ]

1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc.

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. Claudius. .. has run his description into the most wretched fustian. Addison.

FUSTIAN

FUSTIAN Fus "tian, a.

1. Made of fustian.

2. Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history. Walpole.

FUSTIANIST

FUSTIANIST Fus "tian *ist, n.

Defn: A writer of fustian. [R.] Milton.

FUSTIC

Fus "tic, n. Etym: [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. Fustet. ]

Defn: The wood of the Maclura tinctoria, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also old fustic. [Written also fustoc.]

Note: Other kinds of yellow wood are often called fustic; as that of species of Xanthoxylum, and especially the Rhus Cotinus, which is sometimes called young fustic to distinguish it from the Maclura. See Fustet.

FUSTIGATE

Fus "ti *gate, v. t. Etym: [L. fustigare, fr. fustis stick. See 1st Fust. ]

Defn: To cudgel. [R.] Bailey.

FUSTIGATION

Fus "ti *ga "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fustigation. ]

Defn: A punishment by beating with a stick or club; cudgeling. This satire, composed of actual fustigation. Motley.

FUSTILARIAN

Fus "ti *la "ri *an, n. Etym: [From Fusty. ]

Defn: A low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel. [Obs. ] Shak.

FUSTILUG; FUSTILUGS

Fus "ti *lug ` (, Fus "ti *lugs `, n. Etym: [Fusty + lug someting heavy, to be drawn or carried. ]

Defn: A gross, fat, unwieldy person. [Obs. ] F. Junius.

FUSTINESS

FUSTINESS Fus "ti *ness, n.

Defn: A fusty state or quality; moldiness; mustiness; an ill smell from moldiness.

FUSTY

Fusty, a. [Compar. Fustier; superl Fustiest.] Etym: [See 2d Fust. ]

1. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. "A fusty plebeians." Shak.

2. Moping. [Archaic ] A melancholy, fusty humor. Pepys.

New American Oxford Dictionary

fustanella

fus ta nel la |ˌfəstəˈnelə ˌfəstəˈnɛlə | ▶noun a stiff white kilt, worn by men in Albania and Greece. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Italian, from modern Greek phoustani, phoustanela, probably from Italian fustagno, from medieval Latin fustaneum (see fustian ).

fustian

fus tian |ˈfəsCHən ˈfəstʃən | ▶noun 1 thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colors. 2 pompous or pretentious speech or writing: a smoke screen of fustian and fantasy. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fustaigne, from medieval Latin fustaneum, from (pannus ) fustaneus ‘cloth from Fostat, ’ a suburb of Cairo; sense 2 perhaps from the fact that fustian was sometimes used to cover pillows and cushions, implying that the language was “padded ”; compare with bombast .

fustic

fus tic |ˈfəstik ˈfəstɪk | ▶noun 1 archaic a yellow dye obtained from either of two kinds of timber, esp. that of old fustic. 2 (also old fustic ) a tropical American tree with heartwood that yields dyes and other products. See also young fustic. [Madura (or Chlorophora ) tinctoria, family Moraceae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from Spanish fustoc, from Arabic fustuḳ, from Greek pistakē ‘pistachio tree. ’

fusty

fus ty |ˈfəstē ˈfəsti | ▶adjective ( fustier, fustiest ) smelling stale, damp, or stuffy: the fusty odor of decay. • old-fashioned in attitude or style: grammar in the classroom became a fusty notion. DERIVATIVES fus ti ly |ˈfəstəlē |adverb, fus ti ness noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French fuste ‘smelling of the cask, ’ from fust ‘cask, tree trunk, ’ from Latin fustis ‘cudgel. ’

Oxford Dictionary

fustanella

fustanella |ˌfʌstəˈnɛlə | ▶noun a stiff white kilt, worn by men in Albania and Greece. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Italian, from modern Greek phoustani, phoustanela, probably from Italian fustagno, from medieval Latin fustaneum (see fustian ).

fustian

fustian |ˈfʌstɪən | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 thick, hard-wearing twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colours. 2 pompous or pretentious speech or writing: a smokescreen of fustian and fantasy. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fustaigne, from medieval Latin fustaneum, from ( pannus ) fustaneus ‘cloth from Fostat ’, a suburb of Cairo; sense 2 perhaps from the fact that fustian was sometimes used to cover pillows and cushions, implying that the language was ‘padded ’; compare with bombast .

fustic

fustic |ˈfʌstɪk | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] archaic a yellow dye obtained from either of two kinds of timber, especially that of old fustic. 2 (also old fustic ) a tropical American tree with heartwood that yields dyes and other products. See also young fustic. ●Maclura (or Chlorophora ) tinctoria, family Moraceae. ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from Spanish fustoc, from Arabic fustuq, from Greek pistakē ‘pistachio tree ’.

fusty

fusty |ˈfʌsti | ▶adjective ( fustier, fustiest ) smelling stale, damp, or stuffy: the fusty odour of decay. • old-fashioned in attitude or style: grammar in the classroom became a fusty notion. DERIVATIVES fustily adverb, fustiness noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French fuste ‘smelling of the cask ’, from fust ‘cask, tree trunk ’, from Latin fustis ‘cudgel ’.

American Oxford Thesaurus

fusty

fusty adjective 1 the room smelt fusty: stale, musty, dusty; stuffy, airless, unventilated; damp, mildewed, mildewy. ANTONYMS fresh, airy. 2 a fusty conservative: old-fashioned, out of date, outdated, behind the times, antediluvian, backward-looking; fogeyish; informal square, uncool. ANTONYMS modern, up-to-date.

Oxford Thesaurus

fusty

fusty adjective 1 a fusty drawing room: stuffy, musty, stale, stagnant, airless, unventilated, close, suffocating, oppressive, mouldering; damp, mildewed, mildewy; Brit. frowsty. ANTONYMS airy, ventilated. 2 a fusty conservative: old-fashioned, out of date, outdated, behind the times, antediluvian, backward-looking, past it; crusty, fogeyish; informal square, out of the ark, creaky, mouldy. ANTONYMS modern, up-to-date.

Duden Dictionary

Fußtaste

Fuß tas te Substantiv, feminin , die |F u ßtaste | vgl. Fußhebel

fußtief

fuß tief Adjektiv |f u ßtief |so tief, dass die Füße darin versinken

Fußtritt

Fuß tritt Substantiv, maskulin , der |F u ßtritt |1 a Tritt mit dem Fuß 1a jemandem einen Fußtritt versetzen b abwertend unwürdige, verletzende Behandlung Fußtritte austeilen 2 veraltet Schritt

Fußtruppe

Fuß trup pe Substantiv, feminin , die |F u ßtruppe |Infanterie

Fustanella

Fus ta nel la Substantiv, feminin , die |Fustan e lla |die Fustanella; Genitiv: der Fustanella, Plural: die Fustanellen neugriechisch-italienisch kurzer Männerrock der griechischen Nationaltracht

Fusti

Fus ti Pluralwort , die |F u sti |die Fusti (Plural ) lateinisch-italienisch [Vergütung für ] Unreinheiten einer Ware

Fustikholz

Fus tik holz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F u stikholz |das Fustikholz; Genitiv: des Fustikholzes arabisch-romanisch-englisch ; deutsch tropische, zur Farbstoffgewinnung geeignete Holzart Gelbholz

French Dictionary

fustiger

fustiger v. tr. verbe transitif 1 vieux Battre, fouetter. SYNONYME flageller . 2 littéraire Critiquer vivement. : Fustiger les auteurs de compressions budgétaires sauvages. SYNONYME blâmer ; stigmatiser . changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il fustigea, nous fustigeons.

Spanish Dictionary

fusta

fusta nombre femenino Vara delgada y flexible, generalmente con una correa en uno de sus extremos, que se emplea para estimular al caballo y darle órdenes :el domador golpeaba con la fusta la pata de los caballos para que las levantaran .

fustal

fustal nombre masculino Fustán .

fustán

fustán nombre masculino 1 Tela gruesa y algo burda de algodón, afelpada por una de sus caras; se utiliza principalmente para prendas de abrigo y prendas de vestir corrientes :era un profesor entrado en edad, abrigado siempre con un largo sobretodo de fustán; revisores, maleteros, conductores, tocados todos con el mismo delantal de fustán y la gorra de paño .SINÓNIMO bombasí, fustal .2 ASur, Guat Enagua ancha de algodón .SINÓNIMO fuste .

fuste

fuste nombre masculino 1 Parte de una columna o pilar comprendida entre la basa y el capitel .2 Madera del árbol sin considerar la corteza .3 Fundamento de una cosa no material, como un discurso, escrito, oración, etc .4 Importancia o categoría de una persona o cosa :líderes de fuste; un discurso de poco fuste; ningún aficionado de buen nivel y probablemente muy pocos eruditos, son capaces de citar una sola obra sinfónica de fuste .5 Palo de una lanza .SINÓNIMO asta .6 Cada una de las dos piezas de madera que tiene delante y detrás la silla de montar .7 Bol, Perú Fustán (enagua ).

fustigación

fustigación nombre femenino 1 Acción de fustigar .2 Efecto de fustigar .

fustigador, -ra

fustigador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que fustiga .

fustigar

fustigar verbo transitivo 1 Dar golpes o azotar con un instrumento, especialmente al caballo con la fusta para estimularlo :con un látigo improvisado, fustiga la corteza resinosa de los árboles; fustigó al caballo para que corriera .2 Criticar o reprender con dureza a una persona o una cosa :fustigó el orador ciertos prejuicios ―tan inveterados como estúpidos, dijo ― acerca de la vejez; el sacerdote en su sermón ensalza la virtud y fustiga los vicios . Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fustian

fus tian /fʌ́stʃ (ə )n |-tiən /名詞 U 1 ファスチャン織り〘コールテン風のあや織綿布〙.2 ｟やや古｠おおげさな言葉 ; 〖形容詞的に〗おおげさな .

fusty

fust y /fʌ́sti /形容詞 1 かびくさい, むっとする .2 古くさい, 時代遅れの .f ú st i ly 副詞 f ú st i ness 名詞