Nankeen

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Trousers made of nankeen.

II. Nankeen ·noun An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.

III. Nankeen ·noun A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.

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