n. (also tusser, US tussah)
1. an Indian or Chinese silkworm, Anthereae mylitta, yielding strong but coarse brown silk.
2 (in full tussore-silk) silk from this and some other silkworms.
Etymology: Urdu f. Hindi tasar f. Skr. tasara shuttle
n. (also tusser, US tussah)
1. an Indian or Chinese silkworm, Anthereae mylitta, yielding strong but coarse brown silk.
2 (in full tussore-silk) silk from this and some other silkworms.
Etymology: Urdu f. Hindi tasar f. Skr. tasara shuttle
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012