Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
tusser .
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Well, I imagine that having the Secret Service shove a tasar up my a$$ would be less painful than screwing with a scope.
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[531] The pointed end is furnished with a piece or a nail of iron called _phani_, while to the other end are attached feathers of the vulture or peacock with a string of tasar silk.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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It is noticeable also that high-caste Hindus, though they may wear a coat of cloth or tasar silk and cotton trousers, copying the English, still often carry the _dupatta_ or shoulder-cloth hanging round the neck.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Khalaria, a hide or skin; Kosni, _kosa_ or tasar silk; and Purain, the lotus plant.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Lastly, the business of rearing the cocoons of the tasar silk-worm is usually in the hands of Dhimars and Kewats.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Among the offences for which a man is temporarily put out of caste is getting the ear torn either accidentally or otherwise, being beaten by a man of very low caste, growing san-hemp (_Crotalaria juncea_), rearing tasar silk-worms or getting maggots in a wound.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The simplicity of this solitary garment displays a graceful figure to advantage, especially on festival days, when those who can afford it are arrayed in tasar silk.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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They will not grow _san_-hemp nor breed tasar silk cocoons.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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A Patwa must not rear the tasar silkworm nor boil the cocoons on pain of expulsion from caste.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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In addition to the cloth, there is always round the waist a girdle of cords made of tasar-silk or of cane.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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