fustet

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fustet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fustet \Fus"tet\, n. [F. fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. fustete), LL.
     fustetus, fr. L. fustis stick, in LL., tree, See 1st Fust,
     and cf. Fustic.]
     The wood of the Rhus Cotinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of
     Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which,
     however, is not durable without a mordant. --Ure.
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  Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]
     Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy.
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     Venetian blind, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of
        thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the
        shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as
        to overlap each other when closed, and to show a series of
        open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
        other positions.
  
     Venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages
        and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;
        the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple
        stripes.
  
     Venetian chalk, a white compact talc or steatite, used for
        marking on cloth, etc.
  
     Venetian door (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows
        or panes of glass on the sides.
  
     Venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for
        decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass
        of different colors fused together and wrought into
        various ornamental patterns.
  
     Venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate
        of iron; -- called also scarlet ocher.
  
     Venetian soap. See Castile soap, under Soap.
  
     Venetian sumac (Bot.), a South European tree (Rhus  Cotinus
        ) which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet;
        -- also called smoke tree.
  
     Venetian window (Arch.), a window consisting of a main
        window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
        narrow window with a square head.
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