fustaine

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Old French

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Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Latin fūstāneum, ellipsis of (pannus) fustāneus or (tela) fustānea, probably from fūstis (stick) +‎ -āneus.

Noun

fustaine oblique singularf (nominative singular fustaine)

  1. A cotton fabric ancestral to modern fustian.

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