FUSAIN

charcoal, fusain

(noun) a stick of black carbon material used for drawing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fusain (countable and uncountable, plural fusains)

Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement.

A drawing made with it.

Anagrams

• Finaus

Source: Wiktionary


Fu"sain", n. Etym: [F., the spindle tree; also, charcoal made from it.] (Eine Arts) (a) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement. (b) A drawing made with it. See Charcoal, n. 2, and Charcoal drawing, under Charcoal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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