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jute
CIDE DICTIONARY
jute, n. [Hind. j, Skr. j matted hair; cf. ja matted hair, fibrous roots.].
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius , and Corchorus capsularis ; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jute, n. a member of a Low-German tribe that settled in Britain in the 5th-6th c.
Derivative
Jutish adj.
Etymology
repr. med.L Jutae, Juti, in OE Eotas, Iotas = Icel. I{oacute}tar people of Jutland in Denmark
jute, n.
1 a rough fibre made from the bark of E. Indian plants of the genus Corchorus, used for making twine and rope, and woven into sacking, mats, etc.
2 either of two plants Corchorus capsularis or C. olitorius yielding this fibre.
1 a rough fibre made from the bark of E. Indian plants of the genus Corchorus, used for making twine and rope, and woven into sacking, mats, etc.
2 either of two plants Corchorus capsularis or C. olitorius yielding this fibre.
Etymology
Bengali jhoto f. Skr. juta = jata braid of hair
ROGET THESAURUS
jute
Filament
N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.For further exploring for "jute" in Webster Dictionary Online
