khus-khus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of khus-khus
1800–10; < Persian, Hindi khaskhas
Example Sentences
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Another one was constructed entirely of fine roots, like the khus-khus used for tatties, and plastered over like the former with cobwebs.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
Among the other materials may be enumerated the odorous roots of the khus-khus grass, Anatherum muricatum, and the leaves of various species of screw pine, used in India and the East generally.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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