Usage examples (14)

• The doorway framed an undersized, obese old man who wore a skullcap of black silesia.
• These are used over silk and silesia for backgrounds, and are exceedingly pretty, with pillow shams to match.
• Silk, of course, is the ideal material; but its costliness puts it beyond ordinary means, and common silesia, such as is used in dress linings, is almost as good.
• In sewing buttons on a cloak or coat an extra strip of canvas or silesia over the canvas interlining should be placed the entire length of the buttoning for strength.