fustet

[ fuh-stet ]

noun

1. the smoke tree, Cotinus coggygria.
2. Also called young fustic. the dyewood of this tree.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fustet¹

1815–25; < French < Provençal < Spanish fustete, by association with fuste stick. See fustic

Example Sentences

The old fustic of the English dyer, as the article fustet is their yellow fustic.

From Project Gutenberg

Fustet, fus′tet, n. the smoke-tree or Venetian sumach, or its wood.

From Project Gutenberg