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JUTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Jute" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jute" is a kind of...):
plant fiber; plant fibre (fiber derived from plants)
Holonyms ("jute" is a substance of...):
rope (a strong line)
bagging; sacking (coarse fabric used for bags or sacks)