JUTE

[jute] n [Bengali jhuto] (1746): the glossy fiber of either of two East Indian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine; also: a plant producing jute Jute n [ME, fr. ML Jutae Jutes, of Gmc origin; akin to OE Eotenas Jutes] (14c): a member of a Germanic people invading England from the Continent and settling in Kent in the 5th century -- Jut.ish adj