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tusseh

tusseh is the alternative form of tussar.

Meaning of tussar

Noun

tussar (countable and uncountable, plural tussars)

  1. A deep gold-coloured silk produced from larvae of several species of silk worms belonging to the moth genus Antheraea
    • The principal manufacture throughout this district is the tusser or jungle silk.1841, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume 10, Part 2, p. 511
  2. Any of the moth species used to produce tussar silk
    • Kharias have also learnt to prepare certain fibres for different purpose as they are expert in spinning, weaving, tussar rearing […]1980, Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi, The Kharia, Then and Now: A Comparative Study of Hill, Dhelki, and Dudh Kharia of the Central-eastern Region of India, Concept Publishing, page 197

Forms of tusseh

pluraltussehs

Questions about tusseh

What is tusseh the alternative form of?
Tusseh is the alternative form of tussar.

Words near tusseh in the dictionary

  1. tussar
  2. tussars
  3. Tussaudian
  4. tusseeldar
  5. tusseeldars
  6. tusseh
  7. tussehs
  8. tussenvoegsel
  9. tussenvoegsels
  10. tusser
  11. tussers

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