tussah
tussah definition
tus·sah (tus′ə)
noun
- an Asiatic silkworm (Antheraea paphia) that feeds on oak leaves and produces coarse, brownish silk filaments
- this silkin full tussah silk
- a fabric made from this
- this silk
Etymology: Hindi tasar < Sans tasara, lit., a shuttle, kind of silkworm
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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