NANKEEN


Meaning of NANKEEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnan-ˈkēn ]

noun

Etymology: Nanking (Nanjing), China

Date: 1755

1. : a durable brownish yellow cotton fabric originally loomed by hand in China

2. plural : trousers made of nankeen

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.