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jute
noun
- a strong, glossy fiber used for making burlap, sacks, mats, rope, etc.
- either of two S Asian plants (Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius) of the linden family, which yield this fiber
noun
a member of an ancient Germanic people that lived in Jutland: Jutes invaded SE England in the 5th cent. , settling in what became Kent
Related Forms:
- Jutish adjective
See jute in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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