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pongee

/pon-jee, pon-jee/US // pɒnˈdʒi, ˈpɒn dʒi //UK // (pɒnˈdʒiː, ˈpɒndʒiː) //

海棉,海棠,海棠花,绨袍

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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, tussah.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • She was wearing a gown of Nile green pongee, heavily trimmed with expensive ecru lace.

  • I am not aware that public personages clothe their limbs in Pongee silk.

  • Pongee is a beautiful, durable silk in different shades of natural color.

  • The tan pongee dress she wore set off her dark hair and expressive, bluish-gray eyes.