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ǁ Cuscus2. World English Historical Dictionary

ǁ Cuscus2. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. ǁ Cuscus2 Also kuss-kuss, cuss cuss, kuskos, cuscuss. [ad. Pers. and Urdū khas khas the sweet-scented root of the grass in question.] The long fibrous aromatic root of an Indian grass, Andropogon muricatus, used for making fans, screens, ornamental baskets, etc. Hence cuscus-grass, cuscus-root.

1 1810.  T. Williamson, E. Ind. Vade-mecum, I. 235 (Y.). The kuss-kuss … when fresh, is rather fragrant, though the scent is somewhat terraceous.

2 1862.  Mrs. Speid, Last Years Ind., 72. The root of a sweet-smelling grass, the cuscus.

3   attrib.  1889.  Blackw. Mag., Aug., 247/1. A large cuscus mat.

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