nankeen
/nan-keen/US // nænˈkin //UK // (næŋˈkiːn) //
楠溪江,南肯,楠木,楠根
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a firm, durable, yellow or buff fabric, formerly made from a natural-colored Chinese cotton.
- : a twilled material made from other cotton and dyed in imitation of this fabric.
- : nankeens, garments made of this material.
- : a yellow or buff color.
- : Also called Nankeen porcelain, Nanking china, Nanking ware . a type of Chinese porcelain having blue ornament on a white ground.
Examples
The service very smart: six men-servants, chestnut livery in winter, nankeen livery in summer.
He was a tall, spare man, dressed in nankeen jacket and trousers, with a large-brimmed straw-hat upon his head.
The Nankeen coloured and the black are the greatest favourites.
His nankeen trousers were freshly pressed, and his blue frock-coat looked as if it had come straight from the tailor.
She also saw with surprise that his nankeen trousers were stained, as if he had been kneeling on damp ground.
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