silesia

3 definitions found

silesia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Silesia \Si*le"si*a\, n.
     1. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a
        province of Prussia.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings.
        [1913 Webster]

silesia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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

silesia - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Silesia, MT
    Zip code(s): 59041