Definition of tussur. Meaning of tussur. Synonyms of tussur

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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.

Meaning of tussur from wikipedia

- 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. Indian Insect Life: a Manual of the Insects of the Plains. 1-786 "Tussur Moth (Antheraea paphia) from Sigiriya central Sri Lanka". flickr.com. Retrieved...
- from the Hindi word 'Nila,' which means 'blue.' striped cloth of mixed Tussur silk and cotton, occasionally flowered — (Irwin and Schwartz): 310  the...