Definition of Tussah. Meaning of Tussah. Synonyms of Tussah

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Definition of Tussah

Tussah
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.

Meaning of Tussah from wikipedia

- Tussar silk (alternatively spelled as tussah, tushar, t****ar, tussore, tasar, tussur, or tusser, and also known as (Sanskrit) kosa silk) is produced from...
- for its silk. It is referred to as tussah, Chinese tussah, oak tussah, or temperate tussah. It is the source of tussah spinning fiber that is used in the...
- subspecies of the ailanthus silkmoth and several types of tussah or Tasar moths: the Chinese tussah moth, the Indian Tasar moth, and the muga moth. The subspecies...
- also fed on by the Antheraea paphia moth which produces the t****ar silk (Tussah), a form of wild silk of commercial importance. Studies on dhava tannins...
- wild on forest trees, e.g Antheraea paphia which produces the tasar silk (Tussah). Antheraea paphia feeds on several trees such as Anogeissus latifolia,...
- cocoon production in China primarily focuses on wild silk from the Chinese Tussah moth (Antheraea spp.). This moth typically feeds on trees (e.g. oaks) and...
- as food by Antheraea paphia (silkworms) which produce the t****ar silk (Tussah), a form of commercially important wild silk. The bark is used medicinally...
- Antheraea is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars...
- shoulders, and another on her wrist and thumb. She was buried in a yellow silk tussah blouse, a crimson-and-white striped wool skirt with a t****el belt, thigh-high...
- include: Pongee Shantung (fabric) Dupioni Tsumugi Meisen Thai silk Some tussah silk Eri silk Slubby mixed-fiber fabric include: Bourette "Antique" satin...