Bangkokn.
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A kind of woven straw for hats.
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straw braid1864
Milan1895
balibuntal1913
Bangkok1920
paribuntal1926
1920 Tatler 16 June p. xxv (advt.) Becoming Hat for Country Wear. In Bangkok, crown and edge of printed union.
1924 Sketch 9 Apr. p. xii Charming Hat in Chinese bangkok.
1927 Observer 28 Aug. 17/2 It matters little whether it [sc. a hat-shape] be carried out in felt or bangkok or manilla.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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n.1920- to sit on one's bum
- to sit on one's etc
- to sit on one's hands
- to sit on one's knee
- to sit on one's knees
- to sit on one's skirts
- to sit on one's throne
- to sit on or upon the fence
- to sit on the pine
- to sit on the splice
- to sit on the throne
- to sit on thorns
- to sit on thorns a thorn
- to sit on upon one's skirts
- to sit one sore
- to sit out
- to sit over
- to sit pad
- to sit pillion
- to sit provost-place
- to sit provostplace
- to sit ride the pine
- to sit shiva
- to sit tall
- to sit through