Talk:fustian

It's also used a few times in Stephen Fry's Hippopotamus. I'll find the page number and put it up. - rationaltoast.

See Thora Hird's autobiography Nothing Like a Dame page183. Apparently the cloth smelt unpleasant.

RFV discussion: May–June 2017[edit]

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Rfv-sense "A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen." Tagged but apparently not listed. - -sche (discuss) 17:25, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 03:37, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

fustian in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911 (def. 2) and at least MWOnline at fustian at OneLook Dictionary Search have this definition. DCDuring (talk) 12:29, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
OED (online) has "Formerly, a kind of coarse cloth made of cotton and flax. Now, a thick, twilled, cotton cloth with a short pile or nap, usually dyed of an olive, leaden, or other dark colour." and "Inflated, turgid, or inappropriately lofty language; speech or writing composed of high-sounding words and phrases" SemperBlotto (talk) 12:32, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
There are both mentions and uses on the citations page. The 3 uses don't fully establish all aspects of the definitions in the mentions, but additional searching seems likely to be able to do so, if deemed necessary. DCDuring (talk) 12:58, 2 June 2017 (UTC)