jute
noun/dʒuːt/
/dʒuːt/
[uncountable]- thin threads from a plant, also called jute, used for making rope and rough clothOxford Collocations DictionaryJute is used before these nouns:
- mill
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Bengali jhūṭo ‘matted hair’, from Prakrit (an ancient Indian language) juṣṭi.Want to learn more?
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