[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nankeen \nankeen"\, n. so called from its being originally
   manufactured at nankin nanjing, in china. written also
   nankin.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. an imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
      1913 webster

   3. pl. trousers made of nankeen. --ld. lytton.
      1913 webster

   nankeen bird zool., the australian night heron
      nycticorax caledonicus; -- called also quaker.
      1913 webster
see also:
nankin gossypium religiosum nankeen bird nycticorax caledonicus quaker 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

nankeen
     n : a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in china from
         natural cotton having a yellowish color

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