thushi

plural thushis

1. A traditional necklace style originating from Maharashtra, India. It is a choker-like ornament made of closely knit gold beads arranged in intricate patterns, often adorned with a central decorative pendant.

   Jewellery such as tanmani, bormal, Ranihar, kolhapuri saaj, thushi are worn on the neck;…

   2025 January 1, Wikipedia contributors, “Culture of Maharashtra”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation

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   Besides in its natural form, the tulsi is worn in gold by Hindu women in the ornaments known as tulsipatti or thushi.

   1885, GAZETTEER OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, volume XVIII Part I, bombay: GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, page 549

   The same may be said of other minor ornaments of modern date such as thushi, bindi, and others.

   1907, Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, Epic India: Or, India as Described in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, Mrs. R. A. Sagoon, page 154