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Meaning of "pongee" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PONGEE

From Mandarin Chinese (Peking) pen-chī woven at home, on one's own loom, from pen own + chi loom.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PONGEE

pongee  [pɒnˈdʒiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PONGEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pongee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PONGEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pongee

Pongee is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 20th century, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Pongee is still woven in silk by many mills across China, especially along the banks of the Yangtze at mills in Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces.. Generally it varies in weight from 36 to about 50gm/sq m. In lighter variants, it is called Paj. It is used as a blouse weight or lining silk.

Definition of pongee in the English dictionary

The definition of pongee in the dictionary is a thin plain-weave silk fabric from China or India, left in its natural colour. Other definition of pongee is a cotton or rayon fabric similar to or in imitation of this, but not necessarily in the natural colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PONGEE


agee
əˈdʒiː
ajee
əˈdʒiː
bargee
bɑːˈdʒiː
dirige
ˈdɪrɪˌdʒiː
dischargee
ˌdɪstʃɑːˈdʒiː
Fiji
ˈfiːdʒiː
galiongee
ˌɡæljənˈdʒiː
gee
dʒiː
jaygee
ˌdʒeɪˈdʒiː
koji
ˈkəʊdʒiː
Meiji
ˈmeɪˈdʒiː
mergee
mɜːˈdʒiː
mortgagee
ˌmɔːɡɪˈdʒiː
obligee
ˌɒblɪˈdʒiː
refugee
ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː
salvagee
ˌsælvɪˈdʒiː
SPG
ˌespiːˈdʒiː
T&G
ˌtiːənˈdʒiː
USCG
ˌjuːessiːˈdʒiː
zero-G
ˌzɪərəʊˈdʒiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PONGEE

pondok
pondokkie
Pondoland
pondweed
pone
pone bread
ponent
ponerology
pong
ponga
pongid
pongo
pongy
poniard
ponies
ponk
Pontypridd
pony
pony club
pony express

WORDS THAT END LIKE PONGEE

apogee
bungee
burgee
congee
gee-gee
gidgee
interrogee
lungee
muggee
Murrumbidgee
negligee
ogee
perigee
pledgee
raggee
selvagee
squeegee
squilgee
thuggee
whangee

Synonyms and antonyms of pongee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pongee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PONGEE

Find out the translation of pongee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pongee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pongee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

春亚纺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pongee
570 millions of speakers

English

pongee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pongee
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قماش حريري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полиестер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pongee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নরম রেশমী কাপড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pongé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pongee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rohseide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポンジー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

명주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pongee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại tơ sống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pongee
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोंगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ipek kumaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tessuto di seta naturale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pongee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліестер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pongee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

είδος μεταξωτού υφάσματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pongee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pONGEE
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pongee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pongee

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PONGEE»

The term «pongee» is normally little used and occupies the 120.385 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PONGEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pongee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pongee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pongee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PONGEE»

Discover the use of pongee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pongee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Chinese and English Dictionary
5 '% <chfzm, to bind with cords; to turn, to revolve; to turn, to twist; perverse; crabbed; -'f- E I , thousands and myriads of revolutions; I R Z E, to twist a brother's arm. {fill (Ch'!.1/LL, pongee; silk; senshaw; leva.ntirie; lustring; to draw out threads  ...
William Lobscheid, 1871
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A chinese chrestomathy in the Canton dialect
This is particularly the case with the various sorts of pongee and senshaw, which are much worn by the Chinese. 33. Ningclt'au pongee is ' used for ceremonial winter 'I'sil'z. 2'2. Superior plain black camlets. 23. There are two kinds of camlets,  ...
Elijah Coleman Bridgman, 1841
3
Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami
Each of 198 shrines was offered: Five shaku of pongee, 1 shaku each of 5 five colours of thin pongee, 1 shaku of coloured hemp-cloth, 2 ry6 of bark-cloth, 5 ryo of hemp, 1 1'6 and 4 shaku of tax cloth, a sword case of pongee (3 sun of pongee ), ...
John Breen, Mark Teeuwen, 2013
4
The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles
pongee imperial / porcelain printing pongee imperial A rich, lustrous, pongee silk dress fabric. See pongee 1. pongee print A fine, lightweight, pongee cotton fabric with a soft finish. Printed in stripe or dot patterns and used in South Africa.
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5
Trade and Transfer Across the East Asian "Mediterranean"
rattan Ulit'.hti 3. Fabrics (14) Multi-coloured pongee 3l c!L^$l, yellow pongee jfiT^ &fi, greenish-blue pongee W££&£H, striped pongee &§c$i, flower-patterned pongee 4c$xJfl, brocade with.
Angela Schottenhammer, 2005
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The Economy of Lower Yangzi Delta in Late Imperial China: ...
117 110 104 98 90 160 15 18 16 12 16 17 Native bank l,stoneware maker 1, lease of goods 1, medicine 4, tile 3, pongee cotton cloth 4, goods from south 3, dried fish 2, misc. goods 3, foreign-made articles 1, oil and soysauce 1, ricemill 1,  ...
Billy Kee Long So, 2013
7
the sociology of japanese religion
After that they tried to make a cash livelihood by making Oshima pongee as its demand in Japan proper was increasing.2 In August, 1966, 1 visited the area again to find a small factory of Oshima pongee erected. There were four TV sets in the ...
Kiyomi Morika, 1968
8
The Early Days: 1913-1966
I had pieces of the Silk Pongee and Lu had pieces of brown silk broadcloth that she was using for the dress. So I made a dress for you using Lu's pattern. The Silk Pongee I used for the collar and inset for the sleeves. It turned out so well that I ...
Bert Beman, 2003
9
The British Press and the Japan-British Exhibition of 1910
6, Bentendori, Yokohama, who makes an extensive display of cotton and silk shirts, pongee silk pyjamas, and silk piece goods, and who displays a characteristic testimonial from Lord Kitchener. The prices are marked c.i.f. London; white ...
Hirokichi Mutsu, 2013
10
The Origins of Banana-fibre Cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan
According to a legendary account, the Dô no Ôhiya monogatari 堂之大比屋物語( Tale of Dô no Ôhiya), included in Volume Nineteen of the Yuraiki (1713), Dô no Ôhiya from Kumejima introduced the techniques to produce pongee yarn139 from ...
Katrien Hendrickx, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PONGEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pongee is used in the context of the following news items.
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The particular Hidden Threat of Pot Edibles.
Furthermore, the demise of 19 year old Levy Thamba Pongee, a Wy exchange student through the Republic involving Congo going to ... «Empire State Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Fashion a big deal in Mansfield past
... “a delicate beige silk pongee dressing gown purchased in Paris by the late Mrs. Joseph Hedges,” who just happened to be Grace's mother. «Mansfield News Journal, Jun 15»
3
Listowel Writers' Week: Slane for the brain
... I imagined that all “writers were rich and famous. They lounged around Singapore and Rangoon smoking opium in a yellow pongee silk suit. «Irish Times, May 15»
4
Trendy boots, barrels will sing in the rain
Made from a waterproof Pongee fabric that connects with a steel shaft and a jeweled stick or interchangeable handles, it's one umbrella that ... «Columbus Dispatch, May 15»
5
KAZbrella Closes the Right Way, and Your Umbrella is Wrong
The canopy itself is made from woven pongee polyester cloth, and the mechanical parts are made from aluminum. The umbrella comes in a few ... «Gadget Review, May 15»
6
Inside out umbrella keeps your trousers dry
The shaft of the Kazbrella is made of aircraft-grade aluminum, the spokes of lightweight fiberglass and the double canopy of pongee polyester ... «Gizmag, Apr 15»
7
All wet: Save these fashions for a rainy day
It's made from a waterproof Pongee fabric that connects with a steel shaft and a jeweled stick or interchangeable handles. This comes with a ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Apr 15»
8
Save these for a rainy day
Bella Umbrella Aqua Pagoda: It's made from a waterproof Pongee fabric that connects with a steel shaft and a jeweled stick or interchangeable ... «Chicago Tribune, Mar 15»
9
Fashion 101: How to Pronounce Tricky Fashion Words
An irregular silk thread obtained from two or more entangled cocoon; usually used in shantung or pongee. Empire waist: ahm-peer waste. «Harper's BAZAAR, Jan 15»
10
Tributes, protests mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
“We all need to remember him this day because we still don't have complete freedom,” said Kelly Pongee, 50, of Jonesboro, Georgia, who was ... «KGMI, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pongee [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pongee>. Apr 2024 ».
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