JUTE

Jute

(noun) a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons

jute

(noun) a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

jute (countable and uncountable, plural jutes)

The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.

The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

Etymology

Noun

Jute (plural Jutes)

A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually integrated or driven off of the island.

Source: Wiktionary

Jute, n. Etym: [Hind. j, Skr. j matted hair; cf. ja matted hair, fibrous roots.]

Definition: The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition