tussah
noun
a tan silk from India.
tusser,
-
a variation of
tussah.
Example Sentences
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Wonderful tusser silk draperies fell about her, with ink-spots on the sleeves; her hair was magnificent.
From Hilda A Story of Calcutta by Sara Jeannette Duncan
