Definitions for: Nankeen

[n] a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color

Webster (1913) Definition: Nan*keen", n. [So called from its being originally
manufactured at Nankin, in China.] [Written also nankin.]
1. 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.

2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.

3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton.

Nankeen bird (Zo["o]l.), the Australian night heron
(Nycticorax Caledonicus); -- called also quaker.

See Also: cloth, fabric, material, textile

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