nankeen

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

(A Chinese word.) A species of light yellow or fawn-colored cloth, made from cotton of the same color (gossypium religiosum), which color is permanent. The article was formerly imported in large quantities from China; but since the cultivation of the raw material in the United States, nankeens have been manufactured here, in every respect equal to, and at a less cost than those from China.

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

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