Meaning of JUTE
| Pronunciation: | | joot, joot
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- [n] a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons
- [n] a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
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| | See Also: | | bagging, European, plant fiber, plant fibre, rope, sacking | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Jute\ (j[=u]t), n. [Hind. j[=u]t, Skr. j[=u][.t]a matted
hair; cf. ja[.t]a matted hair, fibrous roots.]
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian {Corchorus
olitorius}, and {C. capsularis}; also, the plant itself. The
fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage,
hangings, paper, etc.
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