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jute

jute

2 6.2
A long plant fiber used to make rope, sacks, and rough cloth
  • noun
  • /dʒuːt/
translation icon : yute
  • The workers used jute to make durable sacks for transporting goods.
  • jute cultivation
  • jute boom
  • jute market collapsed

But you could use Baylor's twine, you could use jute twine.

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Examples

  • A critical feature of jute was that its cultivation cycle complemented the varzeiros' subsistence cycle (Figure 3).

    Academic text (2002)
  • Dolly was building an armature of wire and jute string.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • So they have a really cool jute twine tie there.

  • And then use some jute twine to just tie them up really well.

  • So it looks like each plant is tied up in brown paper with a little bit of jute twine down here to keep it on.

  • A lovely lady emailed me and asked if I sold my jute-wrapped monogram wreaths.

    Blog text (31)
  • In need of a jute-wrapped monogram wreath or jute-wrapped letters to spell out a name or word?

    Blog text (31)
  • Nearly fifty years of jute cultivation "subsidized" residents of the floodplain, enabling them to remain there year-round.

    Academic text (2002)
  • She bought a jute rug to add a natural touch to her living room.

  • Many farmers prefer planting jute because it grows quickly and is easy to harvest.

Compounds

A tall tropical plant grown for its strong fiber to make cloth

How Strong

hemp
24 2.7
Furcraea
  • Specialized
9.9
sisal
  • Specialized
2 7.7
flax
2 4.4
jute
2 6.2
wool
140 1.0
cotton
115 1.0

Surface Forms

jute singular
jutes plural

Etymology

Jute comes from the languages of Bengal in eastern India, where people used the plant's long, soft fiber to make ropes, sacks and rough cloth. So jute still means that plant fiber and the rough cloth made from it, which is why jute bags are strong and natural.