PREFERRED TERM
Surah
DEFINITION
- n. The term is the representation of the pronunciation of the term "surat". It refers to a soft twilled silk fabric. Its main uses are dresses, blouses, scarves, lingerie and linings.
BROADER CONCEPT
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Wilson, Janet. Classic and Modern Fabrics: The Complete Illustrated Sourcebook. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2010. Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Surah (tissu)
French
Surà
Italian
Surá
Spanish
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/13
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