fustian

Meaning

Noun

• A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, chiefly prepared for menswear.
• A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen.
• Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech.
• A drink made of white wine with egg yolk, lemon and spices.

Origin

• Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, probably from Latin fustis.
• Used in the sense of "pomposity" since at least the time of Shakespeare. For the shift of meaning from cloth-related terminology, compare bombast.