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Tussah silk

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Tus´sah silk`
1.A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China.


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Tussah silk or wild silk is coarser with more impurities than Mulberry silk.
said Wednesday it will disband in February its money-losing subsidiary based in Dalian, China, which has been making clothing including tussah silk wear for women.
Much preferred to tussah silk used in comforters of lesser quality, silk floss comforter fill ensures a quality product.
 
 
 
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