Future

[Fr. futur; Lat. fu turus, pp. of e e, to be.] That is to be or come hereafter. "See future sons and daughters yet unborn."- Milton . Future tense. ( Grammar .) The tense of a verb which expre es a future act or event. Fig . 1094. C -n. Time subsequent to the present. Futurist, n. One who looks forward to the future, with expectation of benefit or advantage. (Theol.) One who holds that the prophecies of the Bible are yet to be fulfilled. Futuri'tial, a. Same as FUTURE, q. v. (R.) Fus'tet, n. [Fr. fustet ; Sp. fustete ; L. Lat. fustet us , from Lat. fust is , stick, staff, -sometimes, though rarely, and in baser Lat., a tree.] ( Chem .) A fugitive yellow dye obtained from the wood of Rhus cotinus . Fust'ian, n. [Fr. futaine .] ( Manuf . ) A species of cot- ton cloth somewhat similar in manufacture to velvet, having, in addition to the warp and weft, a species of pile, consisting of other threads doubled together, which are thrown up in ridges and conceal the original warp and weft, which are the groundwork of the fabric. When in the loom, this pile presents the appearance of a set of loops; but these are afterwards cut in two and sheared down. The fustian, when polished and finished, presents an evenly-ribbed surface on the exterior. The best descriptions of this cla of goods are those known as cotton-velvet and velveteen; but besides these there are moleskin , corduroy, and several other kinds. For further information on the subject see WEAVING. ( Lit. ) A forced, bombastic style of writing, abound- ing with metaphors or other rhetorical figures. -Mere stuff; bombast; an inflated style of writing; a swelling style. "Chance thoughts, when govern'd by the close, Oft rise to fustian , or descend to prose."-Smith. -Swelling in style above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; too pompous; ridiculously tumid; bombastic; as, a fustian description. Fust'ianist, n. A bombast i cal and inflated writer. Fustic, n. [Sp. fuste.] (Chem.) A yellow dye-stuff. Two kinds are used. Old P. is the wood of the Maclura Tinct or i a of the West Indies; it gives a dingy yellow, and is mainly used in the preparation of compound colors. Young F. is obtained from the Rhus Cotinus, or Venice Sumach, a shrub found in Italy and the S. of France. The terms old and young F. were used from the mistaken notion that the one in large pieces was the wood of the grown tree, and the other, in smaller pieces, the wood of the young tree.