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Synonyms for tussah
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tuhs-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʌs ə |
Définition of tussah
- As in silk : noun fabric
- Bengal has furnished the Tussah moth, which lives in India on the oak and a variety of other trees.
- Extract from : « Our Common Insects » by Alpheus Spring Packard
- Over this is placed one braid of tussah silk and an outer braid of cotton.
- Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 » by Kempster Miller
- The silk produced by the wild worms of China and India is called “tussah” (or “tussur”).
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
- The China silk was dissolved by this reagent; Tussah silk and the lustra-celluloses entirely resisted its action.
- Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
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