tussore
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And it was so funny to see men in suits of blue serge, tweeds, or tussore silk, whirling round with ladies in muslins of every lovely colour.
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch
It was written in every line of his drawn fever-worn face, and in his wide fever-lit eyes, and in the clutch of his long yellow hands upon his tussore silk dressing-gown.
From The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers by Mary Cholmondeley
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 Israel Zangwill
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 William J. Claxton
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 B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker
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