Tussore
//ˈtʌsɔɹ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of tussar. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"now and then the fantastic shadows of birds of flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect […]"
- 2 oriental moth that produces brownish silk wordnet
Example
More examples"now and then the fantastic shadows of birds of flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect […]"
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