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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread nankeen #193453 10/12/2010 4:23 PM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4 junebh stranger junebh stranger Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4 The etymology given for today's word, "nankeen," seems to refer to the porcelain, which comes from Nanjing. Did the yellow or buff colored fabric also come from there? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted nankeen junebh 10/12/2010 4:23 PM Re: nankeen LukeJavan8 10/12/2010 6:29 PM Re: nankeen BranShea 10/13/2010 2:00 PM Re: nankeen AnnaStrophic 10/28/2010 12:40 AM Re: nankeen Candy 10/28/2010 10:14 AM Re: nankeen BranShea 10/28/2010 1:57 PM Re: nankin AnnaStrophic 10/28/2010 2:24 PM Re: nankin BranShea 10/28/2010 7:54 PM Re: south capital city zmjezhd 10/29/2010 1:06 PM Re: south capital city AnnaStrophic 10/30/2010 1:09 AM Re: south capital city Jackie 10/30/2010 2:06 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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