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fusteric

fusteric noun: the colouring matter of fustet, once used in dyeing.

Noun

fusteric (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The colouring matter of fustet, once used in dyeing.
    • The wood of the Rhus cotinus, a shrub which grows principally in the south of France and in Italy, called also Venetian sumach. This wood contains a large quantity of yellow colouring matter, named fusteric.1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

Questions about fusteric

What does fusteric mean?
Fusteric means the colouring matter of fustet, once used in dyeing.
What part of speech is fusteric?
Fusteric is a noun.

Words near fusteric in the dictionary

  1. fusterclucked
  2. fusterclucking
  3. fustercluckings
  4. fusterclucks
  5. fustered
  6. fusteric
  7. fustering
  8. fusters
  9. fustet
  10. fustets
  11. fustian

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