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* '''fustian:''' pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech, so called because the cloth was often used as padding | * '''fustian:''' pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech, so called because the cloth was often used as padding | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 1 July 2012
- fustian: a coarse, twilled cotton fabric used for menswear. In teh 19th century used mostly by the working classes.
- fustian: pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech, so called because the cloth was often used as padding
