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| tus·sah [ tússə ] (plural tus·sahs or tus·sah) |
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1. silk fabric: a coarse brownish or yellowish silk fabric with an attractive uneven surface, woven from the silk of the silkworm of an Asian moth
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2. silk thread: the silk thread produced by the silkworm of an Asian moth
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3. silkworm: the silkworm of an Asian moth, from which a coarse silk is obtained. Latin name Antheraea paphia.
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| [Late 16th century. < Hindi tasar, probably < Sanskrit tasara"shuttle"] |
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