- Pongee
- Pongee Pon*gee", n. [Of East Indian origin.] A fabric of undyed silk from India and China. [1913 Webster]
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Pongee — is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 1900s, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Umbrellas made in China are very likely to be made from a mixture of polyester and pongee called Polygee . Pongee types Shinshu Pongee … Wikipedia
Pongee — (japan. Hubutae), glattes, weißes Gewebe, das in Japan aus Rohseide des Ailanthusspinners hergestellt und in bedeutenden Mengen nach Europa gelangt. Es wird auch in Deutschland aus Grègekette und Schappeeinschlag hergestellt … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pongee — (engl. Japon silk), leichter japanischer (oder auch chinesischer) Waschseidenstoff in Taftbindung. E. Müller … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
pongee — [pän jē′, punjē′; pän′jē] n. [< Mandarin Chin dial. pen chi, one’s own loom] 1. a soft, thin cloth of Chinese or Indian silk, usually left in its natural light brown color 2. any cloth like this … English World dictionary
pongée — pongé [ pɔ̃ʒe ] n. m. VAR. pongée • 1918, 1883; angl. pongee, p. ê. du chin. pun ki, pun gi « métier à tisser » ♦ Taffetas léger de soie ou de schappe (déchets de soie). « Les femmes vêtues de mousseline, de pongés clairs » (Morand). Du pongé de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pongee — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) běnjī, from běn own + jī loom Date: 1711 a thin soft fabric of Chinese origin woven from raw silk; also an imitation of this fabric in cotton or a synthetic fiber (as of polyester or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pongee — /pon jee , pon jee/, n. 1. silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color. 2. a cotton or rayon fabric imitating it. Cf. Shantung (def. 2), tussah (def. 1). [1705 15; < Chin benji homewoven, lit., one… … Universalium
pongee — noun A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves … Wiktionary
pongee — thin soft fabric woven from raw silk Fabric and Cloth … Phrontistery dictionary
pongee — pÉ‘n dÊ’ÉªË / pÉ’n n. type of woven silk fabric … English contemporary dictionary
