Inca
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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.
Inca
Inca. [From Inca the name of the prince who governed Peru, S. A., previous to the Spanish conquest] A term given about 1850 to several varieties of alpaca dress goods. Alpaca wool at the present time is nearly all obtained from South America, much of it from the "land of the Incas" (Peru).
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