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Nankeen
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
(2):
(n.) Trousers made of nankeen.
(3):
(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nankeen'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/n/nankeen.html. 1828.