单词 | pongee |
释义 | pongee[ pon-jee, pon-jee ] / pɒnˈdʒi, ˈpɒn dʒi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pongee ON THESAURUS.COM nounsilk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color. a cotton or rayon fabric imitating it.Compare Shantung (def. 2), tussah (def. 1). Origin of pongeeFirst recorded in 1705–15, pongee is from the Chinese word běnjī homewoven, literally, one's own loom Words nearby pongeepond snail, pondweed, pone, pong, ponga, pongee, pongid, Pongidae, pongo, poniard, ponograph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pongeeBritish Dictionary definitions for pongeepongee / (pɒnˈdʒiː, ˈpɒndʒiː) / nouna thin plain-weave silk fabric from China or India, left in its natural colour a cotton or rayon fabric similar to or in imitation of this, but not necessarily in the natural colour Word Origin for pongeeC18: from Mandarin Chinese (Peking) pen-chī woven at home, on one's own loom, from pen own + chi loom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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