Noun: fustian fús-chun
- Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
"The politician's speech was full of fustian but short on substance";
- bombast, rant, claptrap, blah
- A strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
"The upholsterer recommended fustian for its durability and texture"
Derived forms: fustians
Type of: cloth, fabric, grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, material, ornateness, rhetoric, textile
Encyclopedia: Fustian