Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fustic

/ˈfʌstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fus-tic
IPA: /ˈfʌstɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical American tree (Maclura tinctoria), whose wood produces a yellow dye.

Uncountable

noun

A Eurasian smoketree (Cotinus coggygria), whose wood produces an orange dye.

Uncountable

noun

Wood of these trees.

Uncountable

noun

A yellow dye obtained from the wood of these trees.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…]nor can I tell to this day what wood to call the tree we cut down, except that it was very like the tree we call fustic, or between that and the Nicaragua wood, for it was much of the same colour and smell."
"Fustic will also dye a yellow with alum for a mordaunt, either on woolen or silk, but it makes a poor color in comparison with the Quercitron, (American yellow oak bark.)"

Etymology

From Middle English fustik, from Middle French fustec, variant of fustet.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fustik, fustec

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfʌstɪk/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fustics (plural) fustet (alternative) fustoc (alternative) fustick (alternative)

Derived Forms

fustin

Synonyms

old fustic fustoc young fustic fustet Venice sumac Eurasian smoke tree

Rhymes With

rustic

Questions

How do you pronounce fustic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌstɪk/.
What does fustic mean?: A tropical American tree (Maclura tinctoria), whose wood produces a yellow dye.
Where does fustic come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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