tussah
or tus·seh
a tan silk from India.: Compare Shantung (def. 2a).
the silkworm of an oriental moth of the genus Antheraea, as A. mylitta, that produces this silk.
Origin of tussah
1- Also called wild silk.
- Also tus·ser, tus·sor, tus·sur [tuhs-er], /ˈtʌs ər/, tus·sore [tuhs-awr, -ohr] /ˈtʌs ɔr, -oʊr/ .
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How to use tussah in a sentence
But give 13-year-old tussah Heera credit: How would you do on national television if you were asked to spell “herniorrhaphy”?
7 Best Moments from the Scripps National Spelling Bee | The Daily Beast Video | May 29, 2009 | THE DAILY BEASTThe silk produced by the wild worms of China and India is called “tussah” (or “tussur”).
Textiles | William H. DooleyThe China silk was dissolved by this reagent; tussah silk and the lustra-celluloses entirely resisted its action.
Researches on Cellulose | C. F. CrossOver this is placed one braid of tussah silk and an outer braid of cotton.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 | Kempster MillerBengal has furnished the tussah moth, which lives in India on the oak and a variety of other trees.
Our Common Insects | Alpheus Spring Packard
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