Nankeen

Definition of Nankeen

Nan`keen´
n.1.A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.
2.An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
3.Trousers made of nankeen.
Nankeen bird
(Zool.) the Australian night heron (Nycticorax Caledonicus); - called also quaker.

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cloth, fabric, material, textile
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