From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfustianfus‧ti‧an /ˈfʌstiən $ -tʃən/ noun [uncountable] 1 TIMa type of rough heavy cotton cloth, worn especially in the past2 literaryAL words that sound important but have very little meaning —fustian adjectiveOrigin fustian (1200-1300) Old French fustaine, probably from Latin fustis “heavy wooden stick”
