pekin
a silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
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one of a hardy breed of yellowish-white domestic ducks, raised originally in China.
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2Other definitions for Pekin (3 of 3)
a city in central Illinois.
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How to use pekin in a sentence
A terrible earthquake happened at pekin, in China, throwing down houses and burying more than 1,000 inhabitants in the ruins.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThin they wint up to pekin, set fire to th' town, an' stole ivry thing in sight.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneThe English ambassador was greeted at the gates of pekin by volleys of artillery.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneHere we had to tranship to the pekin, to continue by that vessel our voyage eastward.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander GordonAlexis had made no secret to the Buriat of their intention of trying to make their way to pekin.
Condemned as a Nihilist | George Alfred Henty
British Dictionary definitions for Pekin
/ (piːˈkɪn) /
a breed of white or cream duck with a bright orange bill
Origin of Pekin
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