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pongee
[ pon-jee, pon-jee ]
noun
- silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.
- a cotton or rayon fabric imitating it. Compare Shantung ( def 2 ), tussah ( def 1 ).
pongee
/ pɒnˈdʒiː; ˈpɒndʒiː /
noun
- a thin plain-weave silk fabric from China or India, left in its natural colour
- a cotton or rayon fabric similar to or in imitation of this, but not necessarily in the natural colour
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pongee1
First recorded in 1705–15, pongee is from the Chinese word běnjī homewoven, literally, one's own loom
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pongee1
C18: from Mandarin Chinese (Peking) pen-chī woven at home, on one's own loom, from pen own + chi loom
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Example Sentences
I dressed up in a new white pongee suit, which 14 is very becoming to Jeremiah, and I wore my best round white hemp hat.
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She was wearing a gown of Nile green pongee, heavily trimmed with expensive ecru lace.
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I am not aware that public personages clothe their limbs in Pongee silk.
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Pongee is a beautiful, durable silk in different shades of natural color.
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The tan pongee dress she wore set off her dark hair and expressive, bluish-gray eyes.
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