Silesia (Sleazy, Slesia) was a thin twilled woven cloth made of linen or cotton. The term denoted a wide range of fabric grades from greige goods to dyed and finished cloth. Silesia was used for various linens, for lining clothes, and in window blinds. Cotton Silesia was calendered to obtain a gloss finish.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Silesia: region of Central Europe now located mostly in Poland, with · unincorporated community in Montana

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