Definitions For Fust

Etymology 1

in new orleans, louisiana, USA, that was infested by mould#noun, mould after hit the state on 29 August 2005. Mould can give rise to fust (etymology 1, sense 1), or mustiness, in a building.]] Borrowed from Old French fust, , wood; bole, tree trunk (modern ), from , possibly from or *gʷʰen-, , to strike; to kill, slay.

Pronunciation

(RP, GA) /fʌst/ (audio stream unavailable)

Noun

FUST (plural FUSTs) A strong musty smell#noun, smell; mustiness. (architecture) The shaft#noun, shaft (main body) of a column.

Derived terms

fusted, pos=adjective fustily fustiness fusty

Related terms

fuster fustian fustigate fustigation

Verb

(intransitive, obsolete) To turn mouldy, to decay#verb, decay. (intransitive) Of wine#noun, wine: to acquire an undesirable musty or woody taste#noun, taste from the cask in which it is stored.

Etymology 2

Possibly from , from , from fūstis, , knobbed stick, cudgel, club; compare .

Noun

FUST (plural FUSTs) (watercraft, historical) A type of small galley.

Translations

French: : Middle French: fuste, f Galician: fusta, f Portuguese: fusta, f

Etymology 3

Adjective

(not comparable)

Adverb

Anagrams

STFU, UTFs