Definition of Pekingese

1. Noun. A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle.

Exact synonyms: Peke, Pekinese
Generic synonyms: Toy, Toy Dog

Definition of Pekingese

1. Proper noun. a native or inhabitant of Beijing (formerly Peking) ¹

2. Noun. A small toy dog from China. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pekingese

Pei
Peiffer
Peiping
Peirce
Peirce's law
Peircean
Peireskia
Peisistratus
Peke
Pekes
Pekin
Pekinese
Peking
Peking duck
Peking man
Pekingese (current term)
Pekingologist
Pekingologists
Pekingology
Pel-Ebstein disease
Pel-Ebstein fever
Pelagian
Pelagian Islands
Pelargonium
Pelargonium graveolens
Pelargonium hortorum
Pelargonium limoneum
Pelargonium odoratissimum
Pelargonium peltatum
Pelasgian

Literary usage of Pekingese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Dog Book by William Arthur Bruette (1921)
"THE Pekingese At the present moment this breed is on the high tide of ... The Pekingese share with the Chows the honor of being the national dogs of China. ..."

2. Ti-ping Tien-kwoh: The History of the Ti-ping Revolution by Augustus F. Lindley (1866)
"Peking and the Pekingese."—Its Author's Misstatements.— Misquotations.-—Examples thereof.—" Chinese Miscellanies."—Ti- ping Movements. ..."

3. Round about My Peking Garden by Archibald Little (1905)
"Pekingese DOGS AND GOLD AND SILVER FISH EKING has been for centuries not a producer JL but a consumer : tribute white wax and copper come there yearly from ..."

4. The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society by Manchester Geographical Society (1889)
"PEKING AND THE Pekingese (See Chinese Map of Peking.) BT THE REV. GEORGE OWEN, OP THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY, PEEING. [Addressed to the Members, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Pekingese on Dictionary.com!Search for Pekingese on Thesaurus.com!Search for Pekingese on Google!Search for Pekingese on Wikipedia!

Search