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Definition tussore in British English

tussore noun

noun
1

a rough, brown or yellow Indian silk

Example

...and even Daphne ... blinked a little as she crossed the shelterless promenade, under her big tussore parasol, a delightfully cool- looking figure, in a plain white muslin gown, and a muslin shepherdess hat.(Asphodel, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon)

Definition tussore in British English