Suratn.
/sʊˈrat/, /ˈs(j)ʊərat/, /s(j)ʊˈrat/, /ˈsʊrat/, U.S. /ˈsʊˌræt/ Used attributively to designate (a) a kind of cotton produced in the region of Surat; (b) coarse cotton goods, usually uncoloured; also elliptical and as n. (with plural) = Surat cotton, etc.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > coarse
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [adjective] > other
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Surat1643
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Surat1861
1643 in E. B. Sainsbury Cal. Court Minutes E. Ind. Co. (1909) 329 [Calicoes] Suratt narrowes.
1653 Lading Du. E. Ind. Ships 225 pieces Surets.
1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 277/1 They import salt, dates, and Surat piece-goods.
1846 Commercial Mag. Oct. 184 We quote now an advance..of ¼d. in all descriptions of Surat.
1861 P. L. Simmonds Ure's Philos. Manuf. (ed. 3) 87 (in figure) Surat Cotton.
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 May 1/1 East Indian cotton, or ‘Surats’.
1885 J. J. Hummel Dyeing Textile Fabrics 2 The Madras, Surat, and short-stapled Egyptian cotton.
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