[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fustian \fus"tian\, n. oe. fustan, fustian, of. fustaine, f.
   futaine, it. fustagno, fr. ll. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. pr.
   fustani, sp. fustan. so called from fust=at, i. e., cairo,
   where it was made.
   1. a kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff,
      including corduroy, velveteen, etc.
      1913 webster

   2. an inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which
      high-sounding words are used, above the dignity of the
      thoughts or subject; bombast.
      1913 webster

            claudius . . . has run his description into the most
            wretched
            fustian.                              --addison.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fustian \fus"tian\, a.
   1. made of fustian.
      1913 webster

   2. pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as,
      fustian history. --walpole.
      1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fustian
     n 1: pompous or pretentious talk or writing syn: bombast, rant,
           claptrap, blah
     2: a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
see also:
bombast rant claptrap blah 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

72 moby thesaurus words for "fustian":
   absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash,
   bibble-babble, blabber, blather, bombast, bombastic, bombastry,
   claptrap, double-talk, drivel, drool, fiddle-faddle, fiddledeedee,
   flatulent, flummery, folderol, fudge, gabble, galimatias, gammon,
   gassy, gibber, gibberish, gibble-gabble, gobbledygook,
   good-for-nothing, highfalutin, hocus-pocus, hot air, humbug,
   inflated, jabber, jargon, meaningless, mouthy, mumbo jumbo,
   narrishkeit, niaiserie, nonsense, pack of nonsense, palaver, prate,
   prattle, purposeless, rant, rigamarole, rigmarole, rodomontade,
   rubbish, skimble-skamble, stuff and nonsense, stultiloquence,
   swollen, trash, trumpery, tumescent, tumid, turgescent, turgid,
   twaddle, twattle, twiddle-twaddle, unpurposed, useless, vaporing,
   waffling, windy, worthless

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Dictionary.com/Word of the Day: fustian
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http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/12/28.html, score=100, date indexed=September 4, 2004, 10:14 am

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Wilmslow - Fustian Cutting
...But over time the demand for fustian died away and the trade ceased, as did the skill of.....Wilmslow used to be a major centre of fustian cutting. If you wanted your fustian cut you.....Wilmslow - Fustian Cutting.. This plaque on Manchester Road near the junction with Station..
http://www.wilmslow.org.uk/wilmslow/fustian.html, score=76, date indexed=March 27, 2005, 10:22 pm

dict.cc dictionary :: fustian :: English-German translation
...s=fustian..Hint: Double-click next to phrase to retranslate — To enter another word.....fustian ..bombastisch (schwülstig) Search time: 0.009 sec..Feel free to link to this.....English-German translation for fustian in the online dictionary dict.cc.....dict.cc..
http://www.dict.cc/?s=fustian, score=69, date indexed=July 31, 2005, 3:50 am

fustian (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)
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http://www.hyperdic.com/dic/fustian.htm, score=69, date indexed=July 10, 2005, 5:07 am

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1750 Frock Coat, fustain fabric| Ghost Forge
...Frock coat, 1750, fustian ..men's frock coat, fully lined with cotton, small band collar.....Frock coat, 1750, fustian ..men's frock coat, fully lined with cotton, small band collar.....Frock coat, 1750, fustian ..men's frock coat, fully lined with cotton, small band collar..
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Dictionary.com/Word of the Day: fustian
...Don't squander the court's patience puffing your cheeks up on stately bombast and lofty.....His stated motive is to meet "the flood of cant, fustian and emotional nonsense which.....It would take a stout heart to read through all the loyal effusions and fustian birthday..
http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/archive/2000/08/20.html, score=61, date indexed=September 4, 2004, 7:30 am

Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Fustian Words.
...Isaac Taylor thinks this phrase means toper’s words, and derives fustian from fuste, Old.....Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Fustian Words.  Fus’tian.Futile (2 syl.)  CONTENTS..
http://www.bartleby.com/81/6904.html, score=61, date indexed=June 30, 2005, 8:40 am

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