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nankeen Definition


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nankeen
noun
    1. A buff-coloured cotton cloth.
    2. A yellowish buff or grey colour. Also as adj.
    3. Clothes, especially trousers, made of nankeen.
      Form: nankeens
Etymology: 18c: named after Nanking in China, where the cloth was first made.



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