tusser
ə noun
1.
a tan silk from India. Compare Shantung ( def 3 ).
2.
the silkworm of an oriental moth of the genus Antheraea, as A. mylitta, that produces this silk.
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tussore, chiefly (US) tusser or chiefly (US) tussah (tʊˈsɔː, ˈtʌsə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a strong coarse brownish Indian silk obtained from the cocoons of an Oriental saturniid silkworm, Antheraea paphia |
| 2. | a fabric woven from this silk |
| 3. | the silkworm producing this silk |
| [C17: from Hindi tasar shuttle, from Sanskrit tasara a wild silkworm] | |
| tusser, chiefly (US) tusser or chiefly (US) tussah | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Hindi tasar shuttle, from Sanskrit tasara a wild silkworm] | |
| tussah, chiefly (US) tusser or chiefly (US) tussah | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Hindi tasar shuttle, from Sanskrit tasara a wild silkworm] | |
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| tussore, chiefly (US) tusser or chiefly (US) tussah (tʊˈsɔː, ˈtʌsə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a strong coarse brownish Indian silk obtained from the cocoons of an Oriental saturniid silkworm, Antheraea paphia |
| 2. | a fabric woven from this silk |
| 3. | the silkworm producing this silk |
| [C17: from Hindi tasar shuttle, from Sanskrit tasara a wild silkworm] | |
| tusser, chiefly (US) tusser or chiefly (US) tussah | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Hindi tasar shuttle, from Sanskrit tasara a wild silkworm] | |
| tussah, chiefly (US) tusser or chiefly (US) tussah | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Hindi tasar shuttle, from Sanskrit tasara a wild silkworm] | |
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