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Webster 1913 Edition

(jūt)

Noun.

[Hind.

jūt

, Skr.

jūṭa

matted hair; cf.

jaṭa

matted hair, fibrous roots.]

The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian

Corchorus olitorius

, and

Corchorus capsularis

; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.

See also: jute, juté, and Jute

jûte f ‎(plural jûtes)