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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fustian(e, Fustean(e, n. Also: fustyan, fustane, -ain, -in, -ing. [ME. fustyan, -tian, -tain, fustane (c 1200), OF. fustaine, -aigne.] Fustian.(a) 1375 Exch. R. II. 508.
Per emptionem de xiv ulnis de fustiane 1436 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 138.
Quatuor petie de fustiane 1456 Misc. Bann. C. III. 94.
A doublat of fustyan 1491 Treas. Acc. I. 188.
For ij elne … of quhyt fustiane to floyt a dowblat of dwn sattin 1503 Ib. II. 215.
For xvj boltis of fustian to lyne the xiiij cuschingis 1517 Reg. Privy S. I. 457/1.
Utheris personis tappis outwith the fredome of our said burgh … fustiane, braid claith and narow 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 201.
That thair be na sic gudis as followis sauld … silkis, worsattis, bunbaseyis, fustianis [etc.] 1586 Edinb. Test. XV. 197.
Ane steik of fustiane of deid cullour 1616 Stirling B. Rec. I. 144.
Merchand waris, sic as silk, … fustianes, buckesie(b) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 164.
For xiii elne of fusteane to be doubletis to ix hensmen 1529 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 230.
Ane furnist bedd with … blancatis of fusteane 1566 Fleming Q. Mary 499.
Tuelf ellis of fustean to be ane matt 1587 Acts. III. 507/2.
The saidis strangearis ar cum within this realme to exercise thair craft … in making of searges, growgrams, fusteanis, [etc.] 1616 Edinb. Test. XLIX. 185.
Ane steik of beir-corne fusteane(c) 1548 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 136.
Ane dowblott of blak fustane 1552–3 Ib. 279.
Five doublattis of fustain(d) 1631 Edinb. Test. LV. 136 b.
Thrie scoir ... elles singel and doubell fustingis 1672 Foulis Acc. Bk. 10.
For 8 ell of fustin

b. attrib. Made of fustian. Also transf. coarse.(1) 1493 Acta Conc. 315/1.
A pare of fustiane blankatis 1559 Inverness B. Rec. I. 39.
Ane auld fustean dublet 1562 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 648/2.
Ane pair of fustiane blankcattis, and ane pair of claith blankcattis 1603 Montgomery Mem. 249.
For ane stand of fustean clos 1653 Soc. Ant. XXIII. 302.
Two pair of fustiane blanketts containing three breeds(2) 1549 Compl. 43/5.
Thai hed na breyd bot ry caikis and fustean skonnis maid of flour