[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

fustic \fus"tic\, n. f. fustoc, sp. fustoc. cf. fustet.
   the wood of the maclura tinctoria, a tree growing in the
   west indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also old
   fustic. written also fustoc.
   1913 webster

   note: other kinds of yellow wood are often called fustic; as
         that of species of xanthoxylum, and especially the
         rhus cotinus, which is sometimes called young fustic
         to distinguish it from the maclura. see fustet.
         1913 webster
see also:
fustet maclura tinctoria old fustic fustoc xanthoxylum rhus cotinus 
maclura 

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

smoke \smoke\ sm=ok, n. as. smoca, fr. sme'ocan to smoke;
   akin to lg.  d. smook smoke, dan. sm"og, g. schmauch, and
   perh. to gr. ??? to burn in a smoldering fire; cf. lith.
   smaugti to choke.
   1. the visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes,
      or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning
      vegetable matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like.
      1913 webster

   note: the gases of hydrocarbons, raised to a red heat or
         thereabouts, without a mixture of air enough to produce
         combustion, disengage their carbon in a fine powder,
         forming smoke. the disengaged carbon when deposited on
         solid bodies is soot.
         1913 webster

   2. that which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist.
      1913 webster

   3. anything unsubstantial, as idle talk. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. the act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a
      smoke. colloq.
      1913 webster

   note: smoke is sometimes joined with other word. forming
         self-explaining compounds; as, smoke-consuming,
         smoke-dried, smoke-stained, etc.
         1913 webster

   smoke arch, the smoke box of a locomotive.

   smoke ball mil., a ball or case containing a composition
      which, when it burns, sends forth thick smoke.

   smoke black, lampblack. obs.

   smoke board, a board suspended before a fireplace to
      prevent the smoke from coming out into the room.

   smoke box, a chamber in a boiler, where the smoke, etc.,
      from the furnace is collected before going out at the
      chimney.

   smoke sail naut., a small sail in the lee of the galley
      stovepipe, to prevent the smoke from annoying people on
      deck.

   smoke tree bot., a shrub rhus cotinus in which the
      flowers are mostly abortive and the panicles transformed
      into tangles of plumose pedicels looking like wreaths of
      smoke.

   to end in smoke, to burned; hence, to be destroyed or
      ruined; figuratively, to come to nothing.
      1913 webster

   syn: fume; reek; vapor.
        1913 webster
see also:
smoke arch smoke ball smoke black smoke board smoke box smoke sail 
smoke tree rhus cotinus to end in smoke 

[4] : 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 

Rhus >> R Words
Rhus, definition of term: Rhus
rhus_pag1.html