PONGEE


Meaning of PONGEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpän-ˈjē, ˈpän-ˌ ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) běnjī, from běn own + jī loom

Date: 1711

: a thin soft fabric of Chinese origin woven from raw silk ; also : an imitation of this fabric in cotton or a synthetic fiber (as of polyester or rayon)

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