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pon·gee

(pŏn-jē′, pŏn′jē)

A light, plain-woven fabric, usually of tussah or raw silk.

[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; akin to Tibetan ′thag).]

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pongee

(pɒnˈdʒiː; ˈpɒndʒiː)

1. (Textiles) a thin plain-weave silk fabric from China or India, left in its natural colour

2. (Textiles) 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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pon•gee

(pɒnˈdʒi, ˈpɒn dʒi)

n.

silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.

[1705–15; < Chinese běnjī homewoven, literally, one's own loom]

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pongee - a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation)

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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They lounged around Singapore and Rangoon smoking Opium in a yellow pongee silk suit.

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Instead, the catalogue presents an assortment of affordable goods that one would classify as fancy non-necessities: pongee handkerchiefs, crape shawls, colored window blinds, fireworks, silk boxes, lacquered backgammon boards, ivory chessmen, snuffboxes, feather dusters, colored paper, walking canes, lacquered furniture, baskets, and multiple varieties of fans.

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It has large, removable shoot-through mesh windows; quiet, adjustable side window flaps; a vented roof; brush loops and tie-down straps; weatherproof, water-resistant, UV-protected pongee material on the outside; and a darkened interior.