tussore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tʊˈsɔː/, /ˈtʌsə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tus′ôr, -ōr)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tus•sore  (tus′ôr, -ōr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insects, Textilestussah.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tussore / tʊˈsɔː ˈtʌsə/, tusser, tussah / ˈtʌsə/
  1. a strong coarse brownish Indian silk obtained from the cocoons of an Asian saturniid silkworm, Antheraea paphia
  2. the silkworm producing this silk
Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi tasar, from Sanskrit trasara shuttle
'tussore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tussah

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