A region in Germany historically famous for its textiles and trade, or a type of fine woolen fabric originally from this region.
Named after Saxony (German 'Sachsen'), a historic region in eastern Germany. The fabric sense comes from the region's textile reputation dating back to medieval times when Saxony was a center of wool production.
Medieval Saxony was so wealthy from textile trade that it became a model for other European cloth-making regions—the economics of fine fabric literally shaped European history and wealth distribution!
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