fusain

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fusain. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪn === Noun === fusain (countable and uncountable, plural fusains) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement. A drawing made with it. Fossilized charcoal that exists in geologic formations, which often contain other fossil fuels nearby as well (e.g., bitumen, brown coal). Synonym: mother of coal Hypernyms: mineral coal, coal; charcoal === Anagrams === Finaus == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fusain, from Vulgar Latin *fusago, from Latin fusus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fyˈzɛn/ Hyphenation: fu‧sain Rhymes: -ɛn === Noun === fusain m (plural fusains, no diminutive) (art) a fusain, a charcoal sketch (art, chiefly uncountable) fusain, a type of charcoal used for drawing ca. 1882, Vincent van Gogh, letter 287, in Brieven aan zijn broeder, part 2, publ. 1914, page 158. ==== Hypernyms ==== houtskool == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French fusain (“spindle tree”), receiving an artistic sense in early 18th c. because its carbonized sticks were very convenient for drawing, further from Old French fusain akin to Italian fusaggine (“spindle tree”), derived from Latin fuso (“spindle”), which is from fusus of unclear origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fy.zɛ̃/ === Noun === fusain m (plural fusains) spindle tree (art, uncountable) charcoal (art, countable) charcoal drawing === Further reading === “fusain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012