fusain

English

Etymology

From French fusain.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

fusain (countable and uncountable, plural fusains)

1. Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement.
2. A drawing made with it.

Anagrams

• Finaus

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.zɛ̃/

Noun

fusain m (plural fusains)

1. spindle-tree
2. (art) charcoal

Further reading

• “fusain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.