Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Silesia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Silesia
n 1: a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron
ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in
Poland [syn: {Silesia}, {Slask}, {Slezsko}, {Schlesien}]
2: a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and
linings
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