Defn: A strong, musty smell; mustiness.
FUST
Fust, v. i.
Defn: To become moldy; to smell ill. [Obs.]
FUSTED
Fust"ed, a.
Defn: Moldy; ill-smelling. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
FUSTERIC
Fus"ter*ic, n.
Defn: The coloring matter of fustet. Ure.
FUSTET Fus"tet, n. Etym: [F. fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. fustete), LL. fustetus, fr. L. fustis stick, in LL., tree, See 1st Fust, and cf. Fustic.]
Defn: The wood of the Rhus Cptinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which, however, is not durable without a mordant. Ure.
FUSTIAN
Fus"tian, n. Etym: [OE. fustan, fustian, OF. fustaine, F. futaine,
It. fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. Pr. fustani, Sp.
fustan. So called from Fustat, i. e., Cairo, where it was made.]