Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Germanic people who invaded Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries AD and settled in the south and southeast and on the Isle of Wight.
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- noun A member of the
Germanic tribe that existed in modern-dayDenmark that invaded England about the same time as theAngles and theSaxons in the beginning of theMiddle Ages , but were eventually either consumed culturally or driven out of the island.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Jute, which is also called the 'Golden Fibre', is one of the most useful, economic and versatile fibres.
The Hindu - Home K. K. SATAPATHY 2010
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"Jute," said Bones with relish, "or, as we call it, _Corcharis capsilaris_, is the famous jute tree.
Bones in London Edgar Wallace 1903
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Seasons of Plenty has the massive spaceship Plenty, commandeered by Tabitha Jute at the end of the previous book, setting off for (with any luck) Proxima Centauri, loaded with many inhabitants of different communities and factions, and also endowed with a certain life of its own.
April Books 9) One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez nwhyte 2010
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Boyle + Gardner for The Wall Street Journal, Styling by Anne Cardenas Hoffmann Blumen blanket, neuegalerie.org; John Robshaw quilt, abchome.com; Natural Jute Rug and White Sheets, Potterybarn.com; Side Table, mecoxgardens.com What with the WikiLeaks intrigue and hand-wringing over Iran's nuclear-site tours, you might not have noticed the debate that's been heating up on the domestic front.
Down With Comforters! Sara Ruffin Costello 2011
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Jute Rope silver or gold wire or anything metallic
Another Box 2009
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Jute might also be a better choice than the shredded cloth (search for ghillie suit online).
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But even the most aesthetically inclined still bow to what art critic André Jute calls the "religion of ergonomics."
The Rise of the Designer Bike Benoit Faucon 2011
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Jute might also be a better choice than the shredded cloth (search for ghillie suit online).
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Born to a family of JK Jute Mill worker, his early days were tough.
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I have purchased their clothes at two different on-line stores, including Jute and Jackfruit.
Greening America: One Household at a Time - Talking with Susan Agate and Mike Slutsky, Part Two 2009
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