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pongee
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[pɒnˈdʒiː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a soft, unbleached type of Chinese fabric, originally made from threads of raw silk and now also other fibres such as cotton which are usually mercerized
(e.g: pongee blouses)
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Origin
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early 18th century: from Chinese (Mandarin) bĕnjī literally ‘own loom’ or běnzhī, literally ‘home-woven’
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