Pongee (japan. Hubutae), glattes, weißes Gewebe, das in Japan aus Rohseide des Ailanthusspinners hergestellt und in bedeutenden Mengen nach Europa gelangt. Es wird auch in Deutschland aus Grègekette und Schappeeinschlag hergestellt.
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Pongee — is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 1900s, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Umbrellas made in China are very likely to be made from a mixture of polyester and pongee called Polygee . Pongee types Shinshu Pongee … Wikipedia
Pongee — Pon*gee , n. [Of East Indian origin.] A fabric of undyed silk from India and China. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pongee — (engl. Japon silk), leichter japanischer (oder auch chinesischer) Waschseidenstoff in Taftbindung. E. Müller … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
pongee — [pän jē′, punjē′; pän′jē] n. [< Mandarin Chin dial. pen chi, one’s own loom] 1. a soft, thin cloth of Chinese or Indian silk, usually left in its natural light brown color 2. any cloth like this … English World dictionary
pongée — pongé [ pɔ̃ʒe ] n. m. VAR. pongée • 1918, 1883; angl. pongee, p. ê. du chin. pun ki, pun gi « métier à tisser » ♦ Taffetas léger de soie ou de schappe (déchets de soie). « Les femmes vêtues de mousseline, de pongés clairs » (Morand). Du pongé de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pongee — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) běnjī, from běn own + jī loom Date: 1711 a thin soft fabric of Chinese origin woven from raw silk; also an imitation of this fabric in cotton or a synthetic fiber (as of polyester or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pongee — /pon jee , pon jee/, n. 1. silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color. 2. a cotton or rayon fabric imitating it. Cf. Shantung (def. 2), tussah (def. 1). [1705 15; < Chin benji homewoven, lit., one… … Universalium
pongee — noun A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves … Wiktionary
pongee — thin soft fabric woven from raw silk Fabric and Cloth … Phrontistery dictionary
pongee — pÉ‘n dÊ’ÉªË / pÉ’n n. type of woven silk fabric … English contemporary dictionary
