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A stick of black carbon material used for drawing
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fusain
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fusain \Fu"sain"\, n. [F., the spindle tree; also, charcoal made from it.] (Fine Arts) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement. A drawing made with it. See Charcoal , n. 2, and Charcoal drawing , under Charcoal .
Wiktionary
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n. 1 Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement. 2 A drawing made with it.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a stick of black carbon material used for drawing [syn: charcoal ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Fusain is a fossilised carbon deposit, which - after some controversy - has been identified as fossilised charcoal. It is fibrous, black and opaque, and often preserves details of cell wall architecture. Wood-derived fusain usually takes the form of cubic ...