a. rare. Also fusc. [ad. L. fusc-us in same sense.] Dark brown, dusky, fuscous. Hence † Fuskish a. Obs., somewhat dark or dusky; † Fusky a. Obs.–1 = FUSK.
1563. Hyll, Art Garden. (1593), 13. The seeds be then ripe to be gathered, when the grapes bee full ripe, which ripenesse of them by their fuskish and browne colour … may be knowen.
1577. Dee, Relat. Spir., I. (1659), 75. That about the center is of fuskish or leadish colour.
1599. A. M., trans. Gabelhouer’s Bk. Physicke, 56/1. Till such time as the fuscke coloured oyle come therout.
1610. Tofte, Hon. Acad., II. 44. The dreadfull lodge of the fuskie daughters of blacke Night.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 715. Verdigrease makes it sometimes citreous, sometimes green, and sometimes fusk, according to the various heat of the fire.
1669. Sir R. Paston, in Sir T. Browne’s Wks. (1848), III. 513. I found it, from itts fuscye red color, looke licke white lead ground with oyle.
1829. Lamb, Lett. to H. C. Robinson, 27 Feb. Your strange-shaped present, while yet undisclosed from its fuse envelope.
