nankeen

Etymology
Eye spelling of, itself a romanization of.

Noun

 * 1) A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.
 * 2) * 1885, L. and A. Maude (translators),, "", in What Men Live By and Other Tales
 * He put on over his shirt his wife's wadded nankeen jacket, and over that he put his own cloth coat.
 * 1) * c. 1910-1920,,  (translator), A Christmas Tree and a Wedding
 * She was a poor widow, and her little boy, clad in a sorry-looking little nankeen jacket, looked thoroughly crushed and intimidated.

Derived terms

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