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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUSTET

n.The wood of the Rhus cotinus, which yields a fine orange color.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FUSTET

Fus "tet, n. Etym: [F. fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. fustete ), LL. fustetus,fr. L. fustis stick, in LL. , tree, See 1st Fust, and cf. Fustic. ]

 

Defn: The wood of the Rhus Cptinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which, however, is not durable without a mordant. Ure.