| Tussah silk | [ Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara. ] (a) A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China. (b) The silk fiber itself. [ Written also tusseh silk. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Tusseh | { } n. [ Also tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc. ] [ Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara. ] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheraea mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] Variants: Tussah |