HyperDic: fustian

English > 2 senses of the word fustian:
NOUNcommunicationfustian, bombast, rant, claptrap, blahpompous or pretentious talk or writing
artifactfustiana strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
English > fustian: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaningpompous or pretentious talk or writing.
Synonymsbombast, rant, claptrap, blah
Broadergrandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoricHigh-flown style
Spanishaltisonancia, ampulosidad, bla, charlatanería, chorrada, discurso rimbombante, pomposidad, rimbombancia
Catalanbla, galimaties, pompositat
English > fustian: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap.
Broaderfabric, cloth, material, textileartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

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