Fusain

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fusain \Fu"sain"\, n. [F., the spindle tree; also, charcoal made
     from it.] (Fine Arts)
     (a) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing
         implement.
     (b) A drawing made with it. See {Charcoal}, n. 2, and
         {Charcoal drawing}, under {Charcoal}.


         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fusain
       n : a stick of black carbon material used for drawing [syn: {charcoal}]