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al-Fustat
Arabic · medieval
"the city of Fustat, near Cairo"
the old capital city near Cairo where a coarse cloth was made
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fustaigne
Old French · medieval
"a coarse cotton and linen cloth"
named the sturdy cotton-and-linen fabric after the city
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fustian
English · medieval
"a thick, twilled cotton fabric"
settled as the English name for the sturdy fabric
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