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Meanings of nankeen trousers in English

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Usage of nankeen trousers in English
1
His nankeen trousers looked newly cleaned and his buckled shoes would do credit to a post-captain.
Colors Aloft!
2
Five minutes later, Ivan Nikiforovitch's nankeen trousers appeared, and took nearly half the yard to themselves.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
3
A blue broadcloth coat, with gilt buttons, sat jauntily over a black satin vest, and nankeen trousers.
The Red Acorn
4
Some of the gentlemen had on uniform coats, with nankeen trousers too short for them, and coloured slippers.
A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
5
In a few minutes, therefore, several gentlemen in straw-hats, with yellow nankeen trousers and gay dressing-gowns, appeared on deck.
Old Jack
6
He had on a frock-coat, nankeen trousers, beaver shoes, and, for a wonder, a hat with a low crown.
Madame Bovary
7
His nankeen trousers were freshly pressed, and his blue frock-coat looked as if it had come straight from the tailor.
The Precipice
8
He was handsome, it is true; but his clothes, his last year's nankeen trousers, and his shabby tight jacket were ridiculous.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
9
Nankeen trousers, displaying more white fancy-work over the ankles, and purple morocco slippers, adorned his lower extremities.
The Woman in White
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