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Saxon contemporary
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jute
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English Eotas , one of the ancient Germanic inhabitants of Jutland in Denmark; traditionally they were said to have settled in Kent and Hampshire during the 5c. invasion of Britain. The name is related to Old Norse Iotar .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Jute can refer to: A Germanic people, the Jutes A fibre, jute , made from several species of plants which are also referred to as jute, particularly: the genus Corchorus Corchorus capsularis , white jute Corchorus olitorius , Nalta jute or Tossa jute Abutilon ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Heavy pearl drops of dew splashed noisily on jute leaves that had fallen to the ground. ▪ In Lower Dens are some fine jute mills built in 1866. ▪ Nearly 140,000 workers in 53 jute mills across West Bengal went on strike on Jan. ...
Usage examples of jute.
Hooking Jute by the elbow, Shoy led him to a newsstand and bought an evening newspaper.
TWENTY minutes later, Rigger Shoy and Jute Bantry were seated in a cozy booth in the corner of an exclusive cocktail lounge.
There was only one spot that Jute could not observe, the booth next to his own.
There was a long pause, during which Jute Bantry sampled his second drink.
The mob had been wiped out to the last man, with the exception of Jute Bantry, and the bonds were not in the stronghold.
Jute a fifty-fifty deal, the same terms that Jute had made with Fence Cortho.
The only answers that The Shadow heard were the gurgles that came when Jute took another swallow of his drink.
Whatever his terms with Fence Cortho, Jute was willing to make the same again.
All of which made Jute like the Q proposition, since he was dealing with someone who had the police baffled.
From all reports of Thurgin, the man was as canny, as tight-lipped, as Jute made him out to be.
It might prove disastrous for the girl should crooks see her coming from the house where Jute Bantry soon would enter.
Reaching the office, Jute tested the windows, made sure that the shutter slats were tight.
Like The Shadow, Jute made his first foray in the direction of the filing cabinet.
Starting at the bottom drawer, which was most likely to hold long-stored items, Jute worked upward.
Moreover, Jute remembered the Gibraltar as a bank that kept open evenings, which was why Thurgin had preferred it.