Silk, per sq yard

Imported woven silk, light and lustrous; the dearest cloth in any market.

Woven silk, light for its value and lustrous, imported from the east and sold by the yard to those who can pay. It is the dearest cloth in any market. It weighs about 12 ounces the square yard. A standard cloth is 2 yards by 24, or 48 square yards, so a whole cloth costs 4320d.