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Examples
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There’s a chance I may get something out of the kid without disturbing Fustian, which is the last thing to be done at this juncture.
Death of a Ghost Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1934
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Not long had he taried there, but two Women slaves came laden to him, the one bearing a Mattresse of fine Fustian on hir head, and the other a great Basket filled with many things.
The Decameron 2004
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Velveteen and cordings in the lower, coarser grades were sometimes called Fustian.
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Seventeen Years; SPEAKS VERY GOOD ENGLISH wears a dark brown colored Coat and Jacket, a Pair of white Fustian Breeches, a grey mill'd Cap with a red
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 Various
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Fustian and taffeta were less costly, but frequently used in important work, as also were sarcenet and camora.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
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Fustian, curious statute of Henry VII. concerning, 142 _et seq.
The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author John Hill Burton
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Fustian, a kind of corduroy or velveteen, was originally woven at Fustat on the Nile.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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Fustian starves, and steals, and is soon found out; runs away with its booty, as a dog runs away with its bone.
The Diamond Coterie Lawrence L. Lynch
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A Guy in Fustian and a Red Comforter rose excitedly to protest against the last speaker's proposals, which he declared were an insult to their common Guyhood.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 5, 1892 Various
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The Fustian drawl had reached the point of becoming indistinct.
Death of a Ghost Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1934
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