SILESIAS

Noun

silesias

plural of silesia

Source: Wiktionary


SILESIA

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 A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia.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