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Jute

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Jute  (jt)
n.
A member of a Germanic people who invaded Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries a.d. and settled in the south and southeast and on the Isle of Wight.

[From Middle English Jutes, the Jutes, from Medieval Latin Iutae, from Old English Iotas, Iutan; akin to Old English Gat, Geat.]

jute  (jt)
n.
1. Either of two Asian plants (Corchorus capsularis or C. olitorius) yielding a fiber used for sacking and cordage.
2. The fiber obtained from these plants.

[Bengali jhuo, from Sanskrit ja, twisted hair, probably of Dravidian origin.]

jute [dʒuːt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of two Old World tropical yellow-flowered herbaceous plants, Corchorus capsularis or C. olitorius, cultivated for their strong fibre: family Tiliaceae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) this fibre, used in making sacks, rope, etc.
[from Bengali jhuto, from Sanskrit jūta braid of hair, matted hair]

Jute [dʒuːt]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of one of various Germanic tribes, some of whom invaded England in the 6th century ad, settling in Kent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Jutejute - a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
rope - a strong line
bagging, sacking - coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
2.Jute - a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
Translations
Jute [dʒuːt] Njuto/a m/f
jute [dʒuːt] Nyute m

jute [ˈdʒuːt]
njute m
modif [sack, bag] → de jute; [crop, mill] → de jute

jute
nJute f

jute [dʒuːt] niuta
jute [dʒuːt] niuta

jute
n / adj jute [dʒuːt]
(of) the fibre of certain plants found in Pakistan and India, used for making sacks etc. goiing, jute, juut قِنَّب юта juta; jutový jute die Jute γιούτα (κλωστοϋφαντουργική ίνα φυτικής προέλευσης yute džuut کنف هندی juutti (de, en) jute יוּטָה पटसन juta juta rami júta; basttrefjar iuta 黄麻 황마(黃麻) džiutas džuta jut jute jute juta juta (de/din) iută джут juta; jutový juta juta jute ปอกระเจา Hint keneviri/kendiri 黃麻 джут سن، پٹ سن sợi đay


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So I got a job at the jute mills--a ten-hour day at ten cents an hour.
It was in the dock in Dundee, where we had brought a full cargo of jute from Calcutta.
At fifteen she had graduated from grammar school and gone to work in the jute mills for four dollars a week, three of which she had paid to Sarah.
 
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