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Definition of tussur
tussur Tussah Tus"sah Tusseh Tus"seh(t[u^]s"s[.a]), n. [Also
tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind.
tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]
An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Anther[ae]a
mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other
plants.
- silk (alternatively spelled as tussah, tushar, t****ar, tussore, tasar, tussur, or tusser, and also known as (Sanskrit) kosa silk) is produced from larvae... - 1909. IndianInsect Life: a Manual of the Insects of the Plains. 1-786 "Tussur Moth (Antheraea paphia) from Sigiriyacentral Sri Lanka". flickr.com. 31... - from the Hindi word 'Nila,' whichmeans 'blue.' stripedcloth of mixedTussur silk and cotton, occasionallyflowered — (Irwin and Schwartz): 310 the...
