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surah
CIDE DICTIONARY
surah, n.
A soft twilled silk fabric much used for women's dresses; -- called also surah silk . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
surah, n. a soft twilled silk for scarves etc.
Etymology
F pronunc. of Surat in India, where it was orig. made
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