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pongee
CIDE DICTIONARY
pongee, n. [Of East Indian origin.].
A fabric of undyed silk from India and China. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pongee, n.
1 a soft usu. unbleached type of Chinese silk fabric.
2 an imitation of this in cotton etc.
1 a soft usu. unbleached type of Chinese silk fabric.
2 an imitation of this in cotton etc.
Etymology
perh. f. Chin. dial. pun-chi own loom, i.e. home-made
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