Honan

[ hoh-nan; Chinese hœ-nahn ]

noun
  1. Wade-Giles. Henan.

  2. (usually lowercase)Textiles.

    • a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm.

    • a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk.

Origin of Honan

1
First recorded in 1880–85; named after Honan, where the fabric was first manufactued

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British Dictionary definitions for honan (1 of 2)

honan

/ (ˈhəʊˈnæn) /


noun
  1. (sometimes capital) a silk fabric of rough weave

Origin of honan

1
C20: from Honan, former name of Henan, where it is made

British Dictionary definitions for Honan (2 of 2)

Honan

/ (ˈhəʊˈnæn) /


noun
  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Henan

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