2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.] Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster]
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