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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fustet \fus"tet\, n. f. fustet cf. sp. pg. fustete, ll.
fustetus, fr. l. fustis stick, in ll., tree, see 1st fust,
and cf. fustic.
the wood of the rhus cotinus or venice sumach, a shrub of
southern europe, which yields a fine orange color, which,
however, is not durable without a mordant. --ure.
1913 webster
see also:
1st fust fustic rhus cotinus
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
venetian \vene"tian\, a. cf. it. veneziano, l. venetianus.
of or pertaining to venice in italy.
1913 webster
venetian blind, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of
thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the
shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as
to overlap each other when closed, and to show a series of
open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
other positions.
venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages
and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;
the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple
stripes.
venetian chalk, a white compact talc or steatite, used for
marking on cloth, etc.
venetian door arch., a door having long, narrow windows
or panes of glass on the sides.
venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the venetians, for
decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass
of different colors fused together and wrought into
various ornamental patterns.
venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate
of iron; -- called also scarlet ocher.
venetian soap. see castile soap, under soap.
venetian sumac bot., a south european tree rhus
cotinus which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet;
-- also called smoke tree.
venetian window arch., a window consisting of a main
window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
narrow window with a square head.
1913 webster
see also:
venetian blind venetian carpet venetian chalk venetian door venetian glass venetian red
scarlet ocher venetian soap castile soap soap venetian sumac
rhus cotinus fustet smoke tree venetian window
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