tussore

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Hannah danced little, a voluntary wallflower, for she looked radiant in tussore silk, and there was an air of refinement about the slight, pretty girl that attracted the beaux of the Club.

From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel

His eyes ran over her close fitting tussore dress, her white kid gloves.

From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel

If they are fools enough to jump into tussore frocks and blouses with Carrickmacross lace on them before being admitted to the august presence, they will have their faces eaten off as well.

From Lalage's Lovers by Birmingham, George A.

Among the first to appear aft was an immense individual, wearing a loose tussore suit, a huge pith topee, and a black and yellow cummerbund.

From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary)

The huge balloon, made of tussore silk, cruised about for some time, then drifted away with the breeze, and came to grief in landing.

From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.