n.
Pronunciation: ' t ə -s ə , - ˌ so ̇
Variant: or tus · sore \ - ˌ s ō r, - ˌ so ̇ r \
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu tasar
Date: 1590
: silk or silk fabric from the brownish fiber produced by larvae of some saturniid moths (as Antheraea paphia )