SILESIA

silesia

(noun) a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings

Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien

(noun) a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Silesia

A region of central Europe, now chiefly in Poland, with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany, from early modernity until 1945 predominantly German-speaking with Slavic-speaking minorities (and local majorities).

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Noun

silesia (countable and uncountable, plural silesias)

Silesian textile made of flax or cotton.

Anagrams

• liaises

Source: Wiktionary


Si*le"si*a, n.

1. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia.

2. A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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