The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tussah silk
Tussah silk \Tus"sah silk`\ [Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]
A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China.
The silk fiber itself. [Written also tusseh silk.]
Usage examples of "tussah silk".
I went into one of the attics and scruffed around, discovering some lengths of black tussah silk, probably left over from Grandma's time.
His attire consisted of a pearl-embroidered coat, trousers of white tussah silk, and an elaborately embroidered turban.