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Jute Loss N Plant Based Fiber Make Rope Burlap

Word jute
Definition n. A plant-based fiber used to make rope, burlap, and other rough fabrics.


Sentence Our general diplomatic and strategic position would be considerably weakened—by our loss of Chinese, Indian and South Seas markets (and by our loss of much of the Japanese market for our goods, as Japan would become more and more self-sufficient) as well as by insurmountable restrictions upon our access to the rubber, tin, jute, and other vital materials of the Asian and Oceanic regions.
Source A People's History of the United States

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