fusain

[ fyoo-zeyn, fyoo-zeyn; French fy-zan ]

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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

/ fjuːˈzeɪn; fyzɛ̃ /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of fusain¹

1865–70; < French: spindle tree, charcoal made from its wood < Vulgar Latin *��ū��岵ī��- (stem of *��ū��岵ō ), derivative of Latin ��ū��ܲ� spindle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fusain¹

C19: from French: spindle tree or charcoal made from it, from Vulgar Latin ��ū��岵ō (unattested) a spindle (generally made from the spindle tree), from Latin ��ū��ܲ�

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Here and there the fusain burned like a flame with its vivid scarlet berries—chapeau de cur� 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."

From

furze Fusan

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