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nankeen
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Nankeen
(gcide) | Nankeen \Nan*keen"\, n. [So called from its being originally
manufactured at Nankin (Nanjing), in China.] [Written also
nankin.]
1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought
from China, made of a species of cotton ({Gossypium
religiosum}) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color
quite indestructible and permanent.
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2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
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3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton.
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Nankeen bird (Zool.), the Australian night heron
(Nycticorax Caledonicus); -- called also quaker.
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nankeen
(wn) | nankeen
n 1: a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from
natural cotton having a yellowish color |
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nankeen
(encz) | nankeen,nankin Zdeněk Brož |
Nankeen bird
(gcide) | Nankeen \Nan*keen"\, n. [So called from its being originally
manufactured at Nankin (Nanjing), in China.] [Written also
nankin.]
1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought
from China, made of a species of cotton ({Gossypium
religiosum}) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color
quite indestructible and permanent.
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2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
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3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton.
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Nankeen bird (Zool.), the Australian night heron
(Nycticorax Caledonicus); -- called also quaker.
[1913 Webster] |
nankeen
(wn) | nankeen
n 1: a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from
natural cotton having a yellowish color |
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