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Answer for the clue "Silk fabric ", 5 letters:
surah

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Word definitions for surah in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Surah \Su"rah\, n. A soft twilled silk fabric much used for women's dresses; -- called also surah silk .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A Surah (; also spelled Surat , Sura ; , plural suwar ) is what chapters are called in the Qur'an . There are 114 suwar in the Qur'an, each divided into verses. The chapters or suras are of unequal length, the shortest chapter ( Al-Kawthar ) has only three ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 soft twilled silk 2 (alternative spelling of sura English)

Usage examples of surah.

Sunday morning, she dressed in a skirt of gray serge, a dark green blouse of plissé surah and a gray Figaro jacket, and went downstairs to join her family for church services.

I am subject to receive a Surah concerning bartenders who extendeth not credit to those in a needy way.

Over the foot of the colonial bed hung a suit of mauve silk pajamas, and on a chair nearby had been thrown a purple surah silk dressing-gown.