This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Surah Silk (Soo-Rah). A variety of soft, fine-twilled dress goods, woven with a flat twill similar to serge in woolen goods. It bears a Hindoo name and is probably of Hindoo origin.
 
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