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hursti.

A coarse (four-shaft) linen or hemp fabric made of rough fibres, crash, dowlas.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhursti/[ˈhurs̠ti]
  1. A coarse (four-shaft) linen or hemp fabric made of rough fibres, crash, dowlas.

Where this word comes from

Unknown. Related to Karelian hursti, Kukkuzi hursci, Ludian hurśť, Veps hursť and probably Votic ursi. Possibly from or akin to Russian холст (xolst), which may be in turn related to Low German Holster in some way.

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