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Definition of Pongees
1. pongee [n] - See also: pongee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pongees
Literary usage of Pongees
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Asiatic Association by American Asiatic Association (1911)
"The past few months have witnessed a marked increase in the demand for Chinese
silks in the United States, especially for pongees from Shantung. ..."
2. Tariff Handbook by Committee on Ways and Means, United States, United States Dept. of the Treasury, Congress (1913)
"Silk fabrics which are generally known as " pongees " or ... so amending the
statute It was the Intent of Congress that silk fabrics known as " pongees " or ..."
3. Travels in Africa: Performed During the Years 1785, 1786, and 1787, in the by Sylvain Meinrad Xavier de Golbéry, William Mudford (1803)
"The natives of the borders of pongees, make a beer of a very strong and ...
are both to the South-east of the pongees, and empty themselves into the sea., ..."
4. The Second Burmese War: A Narrative of the Operations at Rangoon, in 1852 by William Ferguson Beatson Laurie (1853)
"The figures are represented sometimes holding a small pot, or a basket of eggs.
Perhaps they are intended to illustrate how the disciples of the pongees (or ..."
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