Pongee Definition
pŏn-jē, pŏnjē
noun
A soft, thin cloth of Chinese or Indian silk, usually left in its natural light-brown color.
Webster's New World
Any cloth like this.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pongee
Noun
Singular:
pongee
Plural:
pongeesOrigin of Pongee
Of Chinese origin perhaps from an earlier Chinese (Mandarin) běn zhī homemade fabric běn root, base, foundation, original, one's own (from Early Middle Chinese pen’) zhī to weave, spin (from Middle Chinese tʂiăk) (ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tək) (Tibetan 'thag)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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