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jute

jute \'ju:t\ n [Hindi & Bengali ju-t] often attrib  : the glossy fiber of 
   either of two East Indian plants (Corchorus olito rius and C. capsularis) 
   of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine; also : a 
   plant producing juteJute \'ju:t\ \'ju:t-ish\ n [ME, fr. ML Jutae Jutes] : a 
   member of a Low German people invading England from the Continent and  
   settling in Kent in the 5th century - Jut.ish aj