pongees

We have found lemma(root) word of pongees : pongee.

Definitions


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- a soft, unbleached type of Chinese fabric, originally made from threads of raw silk and now also other fibres such as cotton which are usually mercerized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




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