tussorePronunciation: /ˈtʌsɔː, ˈtʌsə/ (also tussah)Definition of tussore noun (also tussore silk) [mass noun] coarse silk from the larvae of the tussore moth and related species: [as modifier]:a tussore dressOrigin: late 16th century: from Hindi tasar, from Sanskrit tasara 'shuttle'tussore in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tussore in the US English dictionary
