tussore
Britishnoun
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a strong coarse brownish Indian silk obtained from the cocoons of an Oriental saturniid silkworm, Antheraea paphia
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a fabric woven from this silk
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the silkworm producing this silk
Etymology
Origin of tussore
C17: from Hindi tasar shuttle, from Sanskrit tasara a wild silkworm
Example Sentences
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I saw before me a man with a large tussore cloak on, a field-glass strapped on his shoulders, a grey bowler hat, and a red, happy face, with a little pointed beard.
From My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Sarah Bernhardt
When you've quite finished that," she remarked presently, "there's a tussore frock of my own I want to consult you about.
From The Lamp in the Desert by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
Save for the long French windows, which were now, at midnight, covered with curtains of green tussore silk, there was nothing distinctively foreign about the room.
From A Butterfly on the Wheel by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
If they are fools enough to jump into tussore frocks and blouses with Carrickmacross lace on them before being admitted to the august presence, they will have their faces eaten off as well.
From Lalage's Lovers by George A. Birmingham
He wore a very new school blazer and real cricket trousers, with a flannel shirt and school tie that gave Roy's tussore shirt and soft brown bow almost a girlish air.
From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Maud Diver
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