TUSSAH


Meaning of TUSSAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtə-sə, -ˌsȯ ]

noun

or tus·sore -ˌsōr, -ˌsȯr

Etymology: Hindi & Urdu tasar

Date: 1590

: silk or silk fabric from the brownish fiber produced by larvae of some saturniid moths (as Antheraea paphia )

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