nankin

Variant of nankeen

nankeen definition

nan·keen or nankin nan·kin′ (nan kēn′)

noun

  1. a buff-colored, durable cotton cloth, originally from China
  2. trousers made of this cloth

Etymology: < Nanking, whence orig. imported

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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