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Meanings of nankeen in English
Usage of nankeen in English
1
Allday too had changed into his fine blue jacket and nankeen breeches.
2
They are made of nankeen, or dark blue, brown, or black silk.
3
Their dress is a loose robe of skins, or quilted nankeen, with a girdle.
4
He was simply habited-ina jacket of nankeen cloth, and wide trousers of like material.
5
Arthur opened the door, and admitted a smart little man in nankeen breeches and gaiters.
6
Within, a week St. James's Street and the Mall will be full of nankeen waistcoats.
7
He has a watch; he carries a cane; he wears white gloves, and tight nankeen pantaloons.
8
The child was further attired in a nankeen frock and spencer, brown boxing-gloves, and a veil.
9
But the very next morning saw Schaunard arrive, splendidly attired in a bright yellow nankeen jacket.
10
They do not wear nankeen jackets in summer.
11
His nankeen trousers looked newly cleaned and his buckled shoes would do credit to a post-captain.
12
Noel Vanstone slowly walked by, as she looked, dressed in a complete suit of old-fashioned nankeen.
13
Five minutes later, Ivan Nikiforovitch's nankeen trousers appeared, and took nearly half the yard to themselves.
14
Such a quantity of nankeen for the ground, and the loveliest chintz for the centre medallion!
15
The driver was a young fellow in a nankeen coat, with a belt below his long waist.
16
A jacket of yellow nankeen, a striped cotton shirt, with loose cottonade trousers of bright sky colour.
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Nankeen through the time
Nankeen across language varieties
United Kingdom
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