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Honan

American  
[hoh-nan, -nahn] / ˈhoʊˈnæn, ˈhœˈnɑn /

noun

  1. Wade-Giles. Henan.

  2. (usually lowercase)

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

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


Honan 1 British  
/ ˈhəʊˈnæn /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Henan

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

honan 2 British  
/ ˈhəʊˈnæn /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Honan

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

Example Sentences

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Honan said that she took the chip bag, thinking it to be a “light snack,” only to find it contained several hundred dollars.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

“Glass, and the other things like it, won’t always be ugly and awkward,” Mat Honan wrote in Wired in 2013, in a retrospective of a year of wearing the device.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024

Democratic polling and strategy group Honan Strategy Group is meanwhile trying to develop an AI survey bot.

From Reuters • May 30, 2023

A “compulsively early person” by her own description, Ms. Honan said she has noticed — and appreciates — Mayor Adams’s commitment to being on time.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2022

We followed the ridge of these mountains for a time, and then dropped to the hilly country of Honan Province.

From The Image and the Likeness by Campbell, John Scott

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