Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
husi .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
husi .
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Examples
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These days, most jusi fabric is actually polyester and some is made with silk fibers.
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Now “jusi” banana fabric is made in only a handful of places in Southeast Asia.
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Like Piña cloth, the traditional use for the banana fibers was to make jusi, a silk used in the Barong Tagalog.
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They're not going to trust us jusi because we've gotten rid of Frank.
Cities In Flight Blish, James 1957
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Sugar, rice, indigo and tropical fruits are the chief products of the fertile district in which the town lies; it is widely known for its fish-ponds and its excellent fish, and its principal manufactures are jusi, piña, ilang ilang perfume and sugar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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The town was already rich with its trade in _piña_ and _jusi_ (_vide_ p. 283, footnote).
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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The jusi, made from the jusi that comes in the thread from China, is colored to suit the fancy of the individual, but is not extensively used by the natives, who usually prefer the abuka, piña, or sinamay, which are products of the abuka tree, or pineapple fibre.
An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China Emily Bronson Conger
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Exquisite embroideries on piña, which is thinner than bolting cloth, have quadrupled their prices, but the provincial women servants, who weave the jusi and do the embroidering, still work for
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Mary Helen Fee
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Jusa (hoó-sa) cloth is made from jusi fibre; piña (peen-yah) from pineapple fibre; cinemi is a mixture of the two; abaka (a-ba-ka) from hemp fibre; algodon from the native cotton; sada is silk; sabana is
An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China Emily Bronson Conger
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The exhibit contained therein consisted in the main of handsome handwoven fabrics and embroideries, prominent among which are the famed jusi and pina cloths and sinamy fabrics.
Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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