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JUTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jute mean?
• JUTE (noun)
The noun JUTE has 2 senses:
1. a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
2. a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons
Familiarity information: JUTE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Jute" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
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