Definition of "fusain" []

• Fine charcoal in stick form, made from the wood of the spindle tree. (noun)
• A sketch or drawing made with this charcoal. (noun)
• A dull dark-gray, brittle, porous type of bituminous coal resembling charcoal. (noun)

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• "Moins que maintenant bien sur mais je pense que ce sera possible ya pas d'raison et ... pis ... heu ben bien entendu je m'arme de sketchbook de fusain de crayon de bois de sanguine enfin!"