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Encyclopedia Britannica



FUSTIAN

This article appears in Volume V11, Page 375 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: FRA-GAE
FUSTIAN , a
term
  which includes a variety of heavy woven
cotton
  fabrics, chiefly prepared for men's
wear
 . It embraces plain twilled cloth called jean, and cut fabrics similar to velvet, known as velveteen, moleskin, corduroy, &c. The
term
  was once applied to a coarse cloth made of
cotton
  and flax; now, fustians are usually of cotton and dyed various colours. In the reign of Edward III. the name was given to a woollen fabric. The name is said to be derived from El-Fustat, a suburb of Cairo, where it was first made; and certainly a kind of cloth has
long
  been known under that name. In a
petition
  to
parliament
 , temp. Philip and Mary, " fustian of Naples " is mentioned. In the 13th and 14th centuries priests'
robes
  and women's dresses were made of fustian, but though dresses are still made from some kinds the
chief
  use is for labourers' clothes.


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