fustian in English

noun
1
thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colors.
Some wore velvet jackets and fustian trousers.
2
pompous or pretentious speech or writing.
a smoke screen of fustian and fantasy
noun

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "fustian" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "fustian", or refer to the context using the word "fustian" in the English Dictionary.

1. These Cockalorums, these Coxcombs, Delivering fustian deblaterations, Gulling us with glutinous galimatias

2. 20 His fustian shirt, sanguineflowered, trembles its Spanish tassels at his secrets.

3. A haberdasher would retail small wares, the goods of the peddler, while a mercer would specialize in "linens, silks, fustian, worsted piece-goods and bedding".

4. This bundle contained a little woollen gown, an apron, a fustian bodice, a kerchief, a petticoat, woollen stockings(http://Sentencedict.com), shoes--a complete outfit for a girl of seven years. All was black.

5. Bombast, rhapsody, rant, fustian, rodomontade all designate a style of speech or writing characterized by high flown pomposity or pretentiousness of language disproportionate to the thought or subject matter

6. This bundle contained a little woollen gown, an apron, a fustian bodice, a kerchief, a petticoat, woollen stockings, shoes--a complete outfit for a girl of seven years. All was black.