tussore — ⇒TUSSOR(E), (TUSSOR, TUSSORE)subst. masc. Étoffe de soie légère d origine indienne fabriquée avec la soie du ver à soie sauvage et dont on fait surtout des vêtements d été; p. ext., étoffe de soie légère d autre provenance. Chemise, robe de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
tussore — n. (also tusser, US tussah) 1 an Indian or Chinese silkworm, Anthereae mylitta, yielding strong but coarse brown silk. 2 (in full tussore silk) silk from this and some other silkworms. Etymology: Urdu f. Hindi tasar f. Skr. tasara shuttle * * *… … Useful english dictionary
tussore — [ tʌsɔ:, tʌsə] (also tussah) noun coarse silk from the larvae of the tussore moth and related species. Origin C16: from Hindi tasar, from Sanskrit tasara shuttle … English new terms dictionary
tussore — noun see tussah … New Collegiate Dictionary
tussore — /tus awr, ohr/, n. tussah. * * * … Universalium
tussore — noun The silk woven from the cocoons of wild silkworms feeding on mountain shrubs … Wiktionary
tussore — tus•sore [[t]ˈtʌs ɔr, oʊr[/t]] n. ent tex tussah … From formal English to slang
tussore — /ˈtʌsɔ/ (say tusaw) noun 1. a coarse tan coloured silk from India, obtained from the cocoons of various undomesticated Asian silkworms, as Antheraea mylitta; shantung. 2. a fabric woven from this silk. Also, tussah, tusser. {alteration of tusser} …
tussore moth — noun a silk moth that is sometimes kept in India and China, with caterpillars that yield a strong but coarse brown silk. [Antheraea mylitta.] … English new terms dictionary
tussore moth — … Useful english dictionary
