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nankeens

nankeens noun: clothes, especially breeches, made of nankeen. Also the plural of nankeen.

Noun

nankeens

  1. Clothes, especially breeches, made of nankeen.

Also used as

nankeens is also the plural of nankeen.

Questions about nankeens

What does nankeens mean?
Nankeens means clothes, especially breeches, made of nankeen.
What part of speech is nankeens?
Nankeens is a noun.

Words near nankeens in the dictionary

  1. Nankang
  2. nanked
  3. nankeen
  4. nankeen kestrel
  5. Nankeen night heron
  6. nankeens
  7. nankhatai
  8. nankhatais
  9. nankin
  10. nanking
  11. Nanking cherry

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