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.
Acca. [From Acre, a city in Syria, whence it was first obtained] A rich figured silk fabric decorated with gold, in use during the fourteenth century.
 
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