Nankeen1. (n.) A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.
2. (n.) An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
3. (n.) Trousers made of nankeen.
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