Meaning & use
Nankeen
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A durable, pale yellowish cotton fabric, or the color associated with it.
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The tailor cut the summer trousers from a length of nankeen cloth.
The bird's feathers had a soft nankeen hue, somewhere between cream and buff.
A note on using this word
Named after Nanking (Nanjing), China, where the naturally yellow-tinted cotton was originally woven and exported.
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