pongee
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dʒi Origin:
1705–15; < Chinese běnjī homewoven, literally, one's own loom
1705–15; < Chinese běnjī homewoven, literally, one's own loom
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pongee (pɒnˈdʒiː, ˈpɒndʒiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a thin plain-weave silk fabric from China or India, left in its natural colour |
| 2. | a cotton or rayon fabric similar to or in imitation of this, but not necessarily in the natural colour |
| [C18: from Mandarin Chinese (Peking) pen-chī woven at home, on one's own loom, from pen own + chi loom] | |
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Pongee
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
We are not making any changes to the packing interval for parachutes made from natural fibers such as silk or pongee.
Quite a variety of pongee shades, and white, of all the grades.
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