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1. (n.) tussah
a rough silk from India, commonly woven in its natural, undyed tan color.

2. tussah
the silkworm of an Oriental moth of the genus Antheraea, as A. mylitta, that produces this silk.

Etymology: (1580–90; earlier tusser < Hindi tasar shuttle; cf. Skt tasara, trasara kind of silkworm)

Definition of 'tussah'

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1. (noun) tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta
oriental moth that produces brownish silk

'tussah' - Nearby Entries
tusk tusk shell tusker tussah tussaud tusseh tusser

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