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fusain
[ fyoo-zeyn, fyoo-zeyn; French fy-zan ]
noun
plural fusains
- a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- a drawing made with this charcoal.
- a blackish-gray, friable component of coal with a silky luster that leaves a charcoallike mark.
fusain
/ fju藧藞ze瑟n; fyz蓻虄 /
noun
- a fine charcoal pencil or stick made from the spindle tree
- a drawing done with such a pencil
- a dull black brittle form of carbon resembling charcoal, found in certain coals
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fusain1
1865鈥70; < French: spindle tree, charcoal made from its wood < Vulgar Latin *蹿奴蝉腻驳墨苍- (stem of *蹿奴蝉腻驳艒 ), derivative of Latin 蹿奴蝉耻蝉 spindle
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fusain1
C19: from French: spindle tree or charcoal made from it, from Vulgar Latin 蹿奴蝉腻驳艒 (unattested) a spindle (generally made from the spindle tree), from Latin 蹿奴蝉耻蝉
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Here and there the fusain burned like a flame with its vivid scarlet berries鈥攃hapeau de cur锟 the country people call them, though the colour is a little too gay for less than a cardinal's wearing.
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The best natural charcoal I have used is the French make known as "Fusain Rouget."
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