fusain Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
    charcoal.

WordNet

Fu"sain" noun
Etymology
F., the spindle tree; also, charcoal made from it.
Definitions
  1. (Eine Arts) (a) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement. (b) A drawing made with it. See Charcoal, n. 2, and Charcoal drawing, under Charcoal.

Webster 1913