SINCE 1828
tussah
noun
tus·sah
| \
ˈtə-sə ,
-ˌsȯ \
-ˌsȯ \
variants:
or
tussore
\ˈtə-ˌsȯr
\
\
Definition of tussah
: silk or silk fabric from the brownish fiber produced by larvae of some saturniid moths (such as Antheraea paphia)
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