tussore

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A full room-size installation by Emmanuel Tussore brings in sand from Dakar’s beaches, steel beams from its construction sites and stumps from a development-threatened wetland.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022

She wore a brown Tussore silk and a turban—well, she writes the ‘Pars About People’ in ‘The Daily Journal.’

From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis

Then you've got your new Tussore with the blue collar and waistband.

From Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)

The true silks are distinguished from the wild silks by the action of concentrated hydrochloric acid in the cold, which reagent dissolves the former, but has only a slight effect on Tussore silk.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

Tussore and Corah Silks are charming for summer dresses, light chair-back covers, or embroidered window blinds.

From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess