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 silk
- a fabric made from this
Etymology: Hindi tasar < Sans tasara, lit., a shuttle, kind of silkworm
tussah
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- silk: Tussah silk 's seracin or protein content, is 13.3 % , which is lower than that of mulberry silk.
Browse dictionary entries near tussah
- tusker
- tusk
- tushery
- tush
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- Tuscany
- Tuscan
- Tuscaloosa
- turves
- turtleneck
- Tussaud
- tussis
- tussle
- tussock
- tussock moth
- tut
- tut-tut
- Tutankhamen
- tutee
- tutelage
