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Definition of Pongee
1. Noun. A soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation).
Definition of Pongee
1. n. A fabric of undyed silk from India and China.
Definition of Pongee
1. Noun. A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pongee
1. a type of silk [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pongee
Literary usage of Pongee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London (1915)
"trail over the landscape bareheaded under a pongee parasol, our bare feet thrust
into Japanese sandals. December 15, 1907. Strange Christmas holiday weather ..."
2. A Tonic Dictionary of the Chinese Language in the Canton Dialect by Samuel Wells Williams (1856)
"... to arrange the details of a subject, to search for first causes; tshang ich'au,
stiff pongee ... reeled pongee ; win ¡са'ан, fabric of silk and cotton ..."
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