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jute
(jo͞ot)n.
1. Either of two Asian plants (Corchorus capsularis or C. olitorius) yielding a fiber used for sacking and cordage.
2. The fiber obtained from these plants.
[Bengali jhuṭo, from Sanskrit jūṭaḥ, twisted hair, probably of Dravidian origin.]
Jute
(jo͞ot)n.
A member of a Germanic people who invaded Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries ad and settled in the south and southeast and on the Isle of Wight.
[From Middle English Jutes, the Jutes, from Medieval Latin Iutae, from Old English Iotas, Iutan; akin to Old English Gēat, Geat.]
Jute, Jut′ish adj.
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Jutish
(ˈdʒuːtɪʃ)adj
1. (Languages) of or relating to the Jutes
2. (Peoples) of or relating to the Jutes
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Noun 1. Jutish - one of the major dialects of Old English
Old English, Anglo-Saxon - English prior to about 1100
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