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fustianist

noun

Etymology

From fustian + -ist.

  1. derived from fūstāneum
  2. derived from fustaine
  3. inherited from fustian — “type of fabric, probably made from cotton, flax, or wool; piece of fustian spread over a bed or mattress”
  4. suffixed as fustianist — “fustian + ist”

Definitions

  1. A pompous writer.

    • and in their choice preferring the gay rankneſs of Apuleius, Arnobius, or any modern Suſtianiſt, before the native Latiniſms of Cicero.
    • I feel convinced therefore that your Lordship, fustianist though you may be, must have blushed to indulge in such pribble prabble

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA