Honan

[ hoh-nan; Chinese hœ-nahn ]

noun

1. Wade-Giles. Henan.
2. (usually lowercase) Textiles.
   1. a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm.
   2. a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk.

honan

¹

/ ˈhəʊˈnæn /

noun

1. sometimes capital a silk fabric of rough weave

Honan

²

/ ˈhəʊˈnæn /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Henan

Word History and Origins

Origin of Honan¹

First recorded in 1880–85; named after Honan, where the fabric was first manufactued

Word History and Origins

Origin of Honan¹

C20: from Honan, former name of Henan , where it is made

Example Sentences

“Glass, and the other things like it, won’t always be ugly and awkward,” Mat Honan wrote in Wired in 2013, in a retrospective of a year of wearing the device.

From Slate

Lyniv’s sense of rubato created just enough elasticity for the singers to phrase naturally, as in the ministers’ dreamily nostalgic “Ho una casa nell’Honan.”

From New York Times

"I've had so many of my friends and my peers come and say, 'God, I couldn't talk to anyone about this; I felt so uncomfortable; I felt scared at times'," explains Ellie Honan, a polar scientist in her 20s and co-president of UKPN.

From BBC

Democratic polling and strategy group Honan Strategy Group is meanwhile trying to develop an AI survey bot.

From Reuters

It hopes to unroll a female bot in time for the 2023 municipal elections, CEO Bradley Honan said, citing research that both men and women are more likely to speak to a female interviewer.

From Reuters