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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And it was so funny to see men in suits of blue serge, tweeds, or tussore silk, whirling round with ladies in muslins of every lovely colour.
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)
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 Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
The huge balloon, made of tussore silk, cruised about for some time, then drifted away with the breeze, and came to grief in landing.
From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.
These were of light yellow tussore, with a white double collar and a small red tie, sharp-edged white cuffs and highly polished brown boots.
From A Crooked Mile by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
We had frocks of tussore silk, with bouquets of orchids and Penelope Boothby caps.
From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida
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