Rant vs Fustian - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between rant and fustian

is that rant is a criticism done by ranting while fustian is a kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff.

is to speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger.

(en noun)

A criticism done by ranting.

A wild, incoherent, emotional articulation.

(en verb)

To speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger.

To criticize by ranting.

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(wikipedia fustian)

(en-noun)

A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff.

A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen.

Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech.

* Addison

Claudius has run his description into the most wretched fustian .

* Used in the sense of "pompous" since at least the time of . For this shift of meaning, compare bombast.