fusain

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fusain.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fusain (countable and uncountable, plural fusains)

  1. Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement.
  2. A drawing made with it.
  3. Fossilized charcoal that exists in geologic formations, which often contain other fossil fuels nearby as well (e.g., bitumen, brown coal).
    Synonym: mother of coal
    Hypernyms: mineral coal, coal; charcoal

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fusain, from Vulgar Latin *fusago, from Latin fusus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fyˈzɛn/
  • Hyphenation: fu‧sain
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

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fusain m (plural fusains)

  1. (art) a fusain, a charcoal sketch
  2. (art, chiefly uncountable) fusain, a type of charcoal used for drawing
    • ca. 1882, Vincent van Gogh, letter 287, in Brieven aan zijn broeder, part 2, publ. 1914, page 158.
      Ik heb deze teekening gemaakt met fusain en bergkrijt en drukinkt.
      I have made this drawing with fusain and mountain chalk and printer's ink.

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fy.zɛ̃/
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Noun

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fusain m (plural fusains)

  1. spindle-tree
  2. (art, uncountable) charcoal
  3. (art, countable) charcoal drawing

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