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fustán — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fustian noun Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.
  • petticoat noun A light underskirt worn beneath a dress or skirt to add fullness, warmth, or shape.

Senses

fustán is used for these senses in English:

  • fustian Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.
  • petticoat A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

fustian — full definition

  1. noun Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.
  2. noun A class of fabric including corduroy and velveteen.
  3. noun Inflated, pompous, or pretentious speech or writing; bombast; also (archaic), incoherent or unintelligible speech or writing; gibberish, nonsense.
  4. noun Chiefly in rum fustian: a hot drink made of a mixture of alcoholic beverages (as beer, gin, and sherry or white wine) with egg yolk, lemon, and spices.

petticoat — full definition

  1. noun A light underskirt worn beneath a dress or skirt to add fullness, warmth, or shape.
  2. verb To dress someone in a petticoat, or more broadly, to clothe in feminine attire.

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