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tussah definition

tus·sah (tus′ə)

noun

  1. an Asiatic silkworm (Antheraea paphia) that feeds on oak leaves and produces coarse, brownish silk filaments
    1. this silk
      in full tussah silk
    2. a fabric made from this

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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