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nankeen
[ nan-keen ]
/ nænˈkin /
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noun
a firm, durable, yellow or buff fabric, formerly made from a natural-colored Chinese cotton.
a twilled material made from other cotton and dyed in imitation of this fabric.
nankeens, garments made of this material.
a yellow or buff color.
Also called Nankeen porcelain, Nanking china, Nanking ware . a type of Chinese porcelain having blue ornament on a white ground.
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Also nan·kin [nan-kin]. /ˈnæn kɪn/.
Origin of nankeen
1745–55; after NankinNanking, where first made
Words nearby nankeen
Nanga Parbat, Nanhai, nanism, nanite, Nanjing, nankeen, nankeen lily, Nanking, Nan Ling, Nanna, Nanning
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British Dictionary definitions for nankeen
nankeen
nankin (ˈnænkɪn)
/ (næŋˈkiːn) /
noun
a hard-wearing buff-coloured cotton fabric
- a pale greyish-yellow colour
- (as adjective)a nankeen carpet
Word Origin for nankeen
C18: named after Nanking, China, where it originated
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