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What does fustian mean?

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Noun
  1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff.
  2. A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen.
  3. Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech.
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One of the champions of self-exposure is Henry James, who often stitches together a few scraps of dialog with acres of inner fustian.
Also appearing in period dress and timeless fustian are Roy Scheider, Patrick Bergin, David Alan Grier, and Steven Bauer.
Without doubt the ranting fustian of men vying for a woman makes the threat seem laughable.
It's dangerous to assume that we have to wrap Shakespeare up in fustian costumes.
Elgar's Sea Pictures seldom rise above the fustian level of their poetic texts, and among the six Chausson items only two or three were memorable.
This dress uniform includes tasseled cap and shoes, white stockings and the fustanella, a shirtwaist with pleated skirt of white fustian.

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