Associations to the word «Fustian»

Wiktionary

FUSTIAN, noun. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff.
FUSTIAN, noun. A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen.
FUSTIAN, noun. Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech.

Dictionary definition

FUSTIAN, noun. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
FUSTIAN, noun. A strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King