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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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
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
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 Oliver [pseud.] Onions
Margot, in yellow tussore, had hair a shade darker and curlier, and her eyes were hazel.
From Non-combatants and Others by Dame Rose Macaulay
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