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▪ I. jute1|dʒuːt|
[ad. Bengāli jhōṭo, jhuto:—Skr. jūṭa, less usual form of jaṭā braid of hair.]
1. The fibre obtained from the bark of the plants Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius (family Tiliaceæ), imported chiefly from Bengal, and used in the manufacture of gunny, canvas, bagging, cordage, etc.
1746Log of Ship ‘Wake’ 22 Sept. (R. C. Temple, in Indian Antiq. 1901) 8 (a.m.) Sent on shore 60 Bales of Gunney belonging to the Company wth all the Jute Rope..20 Ropes in all, 116 Bundles. 1801Trans. Soc. Arts XIX. 240 Paut is known in India and has been sent to Europe, by the name of jute. 1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 202 Samples of hemp, jute, and the fibrous substances prepared. 1879Daily News 23 Aug. 6/2 The oil..is used..for giving a silk-like appearance to jute. 1879Cassell's Techn. Educ. vi. 337 Jute, or Gunny Fibre, is the produce of Corchoris capsularis.
b. The plant which furnishes this fibre, or any plant of the genus Corchorus.
bastard jute, a name of Hibiscus cannabinus, the fibre of which is used to adulterate jute. American jute: see velvetleaf.
1861Swinhoe N. China Camp. 373 Jute of large growth is sown in March and gathered in October.
2. attrib., as jute-bagging, jute-cloth, jute-fibre, jute-rope, jute-wood, jute-yarn; jute-butts or -cuttings, the stump of the jute plant, the fibre of which is employed for inferior purposes.
1746[see 1]. 1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 513, 4 pieces of jute stair carpeting. 1870Daily News 14 Feb., The girls in these jute works are employed..in parties of four or five each. 1870J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Comm. 201 When wet, jute fibre quickly rots. 1888Pall Mall G. 13 Sept. 1/1 The American cotton-growers require about 45 million yards of jute bagging every year in which to pack their cotton.
▪ II. jute
variant of joute Obs., pottage. |