tussah
noun
tus·sah ˈtə-sə 
-ˌsȯ
variants or tussore
ˈtə-ˌsȯr
: silk or silk fabric from the brownish fiber produced by larvae of some saturniid moths (such as Antheraea paphia)
Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu tasar
First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined above