| 单词 | nankeen |
| 例句 | When Francie spoke to him, he folded his hands in the wide sleeves of his nankeen shirt coat and kept his eyes on the ground. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "The best of this hard-wearing cotton was made into trousers called nankeen trousers or breeches," she said. Why are dusters often yellow? 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z In China, the cargo of furs would go out and a cargo of nankeens, teas, and silks go in, with a great margin of profit at both ends. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z It was an affair of many flounces and furbelows, the colour nankeen and ivory, the material very fine silk with a profusion of Mechlin lace. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z The eggs are generally of a pale yellow, or nankeen color, not remarkably large, compared with the size of the fowl, and generally blunt at the ends. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The person who had admitted him, a very small, very neat gentleman in a high-collared blue coat and nankeen trousers, with a redundant soft cravat wound about his thin neck, bowed low. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z He had attired himself in what when he put them on were a clean nankeen jacket and trousers, a part of the spoil he had taken in the sack of the house. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z A number of Chinese in white nankeen jackets, their foreheads smooth shaved, and each with a "tail" behind dependent to the heels, started forward to inquire the strangers' wants, and minister to them. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z "And assuredly the nankeen pantaloons yonder I recollect to have seen worn last year." The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The eggs are of a nankeen, or dull yellow color, and blunt at both ends. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z We made a handsome couple, you and I. You wore a crinoline, with a black bombazine tippet; and I was in nankeen overalls and a fob. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z He still wore his uniform under his nankeen suit, and his naval cap was in the bundle that formed Madame Duchesne's pillow. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z I was surprised to find myself face to face with a gentleman in a light-blue coat with metal buttons, a white waistcoat, nankeen breeches, and top-boots.... Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z He put on his wife's wadded nankeen jacket over his shirt, and over it his cloth caftan; he put the three-rouble bill into his pocket, broke off a stick, and started after breakfast. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z What is called nankeen paper is best and strongest for this purpose. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z A day on which an easy-chair and nankeen garments seem absolute necessities, and yet in the busy frontier town there is as much life and stir as usual. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Meanwhile Salathiel ben Ezra had been clothed by Captain Bodgers in blue serge trousers, a nankeen waistcoat, and an oilskin, the only other garment available. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z For the country, dresses of Chinese nankeen and Persian jaconet are worn; and to protect from the sun, a kind of hood, of similar stuff. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z I remember going to a performance of "Norma," at the Apollo Theatre in Rome, at which the Roman warriors wore firemen's helmets and tunics, and yellow nankeen trousers with cherry-coloured stripes. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z Ay, faith, and money was very scarce with me when I gave old Denny Nolan five shillings for the loan of his nankeen jacket to perform the part of waiter at the little inn. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z He wore a sky-blue coat, and trousers of nankeen; his white stockings were rolled down to his shoes. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z It is many months since that old nankeen jacket folded me in its all-embracing arms, but the very thought of it awakes a thrill of pleasure in my heart. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z In summer, white linen, or “nankeen” upon his body, and the costly “Panama” on his head. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z There was a crane's feather in his high, wide-brimmed hat, his waistcoat was checked, his jacket short, and his baggy, nankeen trousers tucked into his top-boots. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z He accosted in a cynical manner a tall, fair-haired girl, in a nankeen costume. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z In point of colour the black and nankeen varieties are the best. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Even his conspicuous dress--a short, black-velvet coat trimmed with braid, yellow nankeen trousers, and a red-silk kerchief knotted loosely around his throat--was becoming. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Varying from pale rosy flesh on yellow nankeen, to yellow nankeen orange. Roses and Rose Growing If you had my nankeens on,” said the Squire, still rubbing himself, “and had fallen into a thicket of thistles with a donkey's teeth within an inch of your ear!” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. I carry the long redingote, the scarlet waistcoat, the pantaloon of nankeen, and the umbrella, peculiar to the sons of Albion. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) He had on a round hat, and nankeen waistcoat and breeches, with a flannel waistcoat and drawers, boots and thread stockings.' Elsie on the Hudson He wore garments of the Spanish cut, made of nankeen—the jacket frogged with silver cords, tagged with little silver fishes—the latter appended, perhaps, as suitable companions to the frogs. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Such buzzing in our hair! and of what avail were fifty-times-washed nankeen breeches against the Polish Lancers? Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The chief exports are tea and sugar, tobacco, china-ware, nankeens, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Which remark alluded to the coat worn by Mr. Nimrod—a vesture of blue, with brass buttons, rendered further striking by loose nankeen continuations, and a green cravat. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Girard paid the money; and, even after paying that sum, the cargo of silks, nankeens and teas yielded him a profit of half a million dollars. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times Captain Beare had brought him a bolt of nankeen and a silk kerchief every year since 1793, when Mr. Dolph gave him credit for the timber of which the Ursa Minor was built. The Story of a New York House There were her own best clothes, too, and the children's; the baby's nankeen coat, and Robin's blue cap, which never saw the light except when father was at home. Little Meg's Children I well remember the pandemonium in the streets, the aspect of the savage mob, the wanton firing of shots at quiet spectators, the hoisting of Louis Philippe’s nankeen trousers on the flag-staff of the Tuileries. My Autobiography A Fragment We have a picture of him at the age of five, in a nankeen frock and a frill. Olive in Italy Of cotton they raise a considerable quantity, and principally of the yellow nankeen. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers Everybody knew Jacob Dolph afar off by his blue coat with the silver buttons, his nankeen waistcoat, and his red-checked Indian silk neckcloth. The Story of a New York House This sum the defendant consented to enlarge to fifteen pence, provided the artist would agree to draw him in "full fig:"—red velvet smalls—nankeen gaiters—sky-blue waistcoat—canary wipe—and full-bottomed fantail. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. The aprons used for common purposes, are made of white, blue, brown, checked, and sometimes of black linen; nankeen, stuff, and print, are also employed. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet Lois herself was in an old nankeen dress with a cape, and had her hat on. Nobody One of these vessels will carry a cargo of from three to five thousand dollars value, in earthenware, silks, nankeens, ironmongery, tea, and other productions and manufactures of the Chinese. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Besides the hat already mentioned, which appeared old and battered, a rusty-coloured Indian shirt, somewhat torn, and a pair of pantaloons of nankeen, with common filigree buttons, appeared to be his only garments. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora An older variety of the same might be seen in trousers of buff, nankeen jacket of the same material, and hat of Manilla or Panama set over his short-cropped snow-white hair. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Cotton was grown there which was the color of nankeen; it was spun, woven, and used in its natural color, without being dyed. A Portrait of Old George Town His nether garment was of yellow nankeen, closely fitted to the shape, and tied at his bunches of knees by large knots of white ribbon, a good deal sullied by use. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 Léon walked up and down the room; it seemed strange to him to see this beautiful woman in her nankeen dress in the midst of all this poverty. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life She also saw with surprise that his nankeen trousers were stained, as if he had been kneeling on damp ground. Studies in love and in terror There then remain only a pair of common nankeen tights, to button below the calf, and blue wedding-coat. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Two of the seven natives had coats of padded nankeen, differing little in shape from those of the Chinese. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century A district in China produces a good fibre of brownish color known as nankeen, named for the city of Nanking, whence formerly it was exported. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges "Esther 'd like to see her;" and William in his pale nankeens disappeared with one light step and was off. The Queen's Twin and Other Stories There sat the monkey in the stern-sheets, dressed in a broad-brimmed straw hat, nankeen trousers, a light blue jacket, and a red neckcloth, just as Don Diogo had appeared when Jack had last seen him. The Three Midshipmen Another quilt of Mrs. Delany’s was made upon a foundation of nankeen. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them They also found half-a-score of silver bracelets, an iron hatchet, a knife, and other things, amongst which was a small bag of blue nankeen filled with rice. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Such a quantity of nankeen for the ground, and the loveliest chintz for the centre medallion! Deerbrook He wore a pea-green coat, white vest, nankeen small-clothes, white silk stockings and pumps fastened with silver buckles which covered at least half the foot from instep to toe. Customs and Fashions in Old New England So they prattled on trippingly, eagerly discussing and appraising different fine fabrics—striped taffeta, self-coloured china silk, muslin, gauze, nankeen. The Gods are Athirst Applied designs of leaves tied together with ribbons, all cut from white linen and stitched to the nankeen with white thread, made a quilt no wise resembling the silken ones of earlier periods. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them A climbing Banksia rose overgrew the sill and ran up the mullions, its clusters of nankeen buds stirred by the breeze and nodding against the pale sunset sky. Shining Ferry There were two of them, in straw hats and nankeen pantaloons, armed with cudgels, and a more ruffianly pair of villains I never saw before or since. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication After the first greetings were over the captain ushered King Mungo and three of his sable attendants, dressed in old nankeen jackets and tarry trousers, into the cabin. In the Wilds of Africa He was simply habited—in a jacket of nankeen cloth, and wide trousers of like material. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Some of the gentlemen had on uniform coats, with nankeen trousers too short for them, and coloured slippers. A Voyage round the World A book for boys I have likewise taken coarse nankeen to the amount of 100l. value, as the best circulating medium in the country. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy He wore a pea-green coat, white vest, nankeen small clothes, white silk stockings, and pumps fastened with silver buckles which covered at least half the foot from instep to toe. Home Life in Colonial Days Just then two white men appeared on horseback, swarthy, ill-looking fellows, one tall and thin, and the other short and paunchy, both dressed alike in wide-brimmed straw hats and nankeen jackets and trousers. In the Wilds of Africa I think back to a London of trim-built wherries and nankeen pantaloons, when The Times cost as much as a dozen oysters, which everyone then ate. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 Soak new nankeens in ley, for one night, and it sets the color perfectly. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School “Nine shillings for six pairs of nankeen trowsers,” cried the purser’s steward. Peter Simple A few were of silk or linen, but far more of cotton; among them nankeens were the most imported and even for winter wear. Home Life in Colonial Days The genuine nankeen is never more than eighteen or twenty inches wide and is used for light summer clothing. Textiles and Clothing He wore light-blue trousers, with enormous side-pockets, into which his hands were always thrust; a nankeen jacket, and a wide-brimmed straw hat, with a bright yellow handkerchief round his neck. Mark Seaworth He had on a nankeen jacket and large white trousers, with a rich silk sash round his waist, in which was ostentatiously stuck a dagger, or rather a Spanish knife, with a handsome silver hilt. Peter the Whaler Jonas Jobson, the crimp, a big-boned mulatto, dressed in a broad-brimmed hat, nankeen trousers, and a white jacket, dispensing with a shirt or other clothing, came up the side. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley A canoe in a short time came off, having on board a burly negro, dressed in a broad brimmed hat, nankeen trousers, and white jacket, with a sash round his waist. The African Trader The Adventures of Harry Bayford “Yes, sir, he richly deserved it; every rupee he got—that’s my opinion,” observed a yellow-faced gentleman in nankeens and white waistcoat, sitting at the other end of the table. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Our Brazilian friend, Senhor Pimento, was a fine burly old gentleman, habited in light nankeen jacket and trousers, with a broad-brimmed hat. On the Banks of the Amazon A jacket of yellow nankeen, a striped cotton shirt, with loose cottonade trousers of bright sky colour. The Boy Hunters He was addressing a gentleman in a blue coat and nankeen trousers, but evidently military, and two ladies in white dresses, narrow as to the skirts, but full in the sleeves. The Carbonels Some twenty minutes elapsed, and then the door once more opened, admitting a rather tall handsome man dressed entirely in white nankeen, with white canvas shoes on his feet. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War It was a proud moment for me when, for the first time, I arrayed myself in that resplendent nankeen jacket, won at the cost of so many struggles and persevering efforts. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It contained the whole outfit for a boy: one dark suit, and four of white nankeen; with a stock of shirts, underclothing, and shoes. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War Service very stylish: six servants, chestnut-colored livery in winter, nankeen livery in summer. The Nabob, Volume 1 His nankeen trowsers we despise, Unfit for rain or dew, And, pinch'd in stays, he vainly tries His strength against the yew. Notes and Queries, Number 184, May 7, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Scarlet and nankeen were the colours chiefly favoured for the spring costume of the exquisites of the period. Art in England Notes and Studies I love nankeen above all on account of a jacket of that material, which played in that episode an important part. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly We once rode outside from Edinburgh to London, in winter, without a great-coat, in nankeen trousers sans drawers, and all other articles of our dress thin and light in proportion. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 I suspected the lady in nankeen colour next me, and the dwarf and people immediately round both mediums. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales He used to wear an old-fashioned blue, straight-bodied coat with brass buttons, a buff vest, and nankeen pantaloons which were said to have come down as an heirloom in his family from a remote generation. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 When it was all buttoned, she suddenly remembered that Gypsy wore only her thin, nankeen sack, and she offered to share it with her. Gypsy's Cousin Joy I decided finally upon a jacket of nankeen. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly There is, above all, at the second hand clothes shop close by a nankeen jacket and a hunting horn, that have for a long time caught my eye. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter The lady in nankeen now began, in a wheedling, coaxing voice, to beg 'Kate' to appear. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The driver was a young fellow in a nankeen regulation coat, belted below the waist, sitting sidewise on the box. The Awakening The Resurrection Blue trousers and beaver scrapers soon gave way before the elements, and were succeeded by nankeens, straw hats, and canvas caps. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels The captain appeared at the head of the ladder; a red apple-cheeked man in shirt-sleeves and clean white nankeen breeches, who looked like nothing so much as an overgrown schoolboy. Hetty Wesley But the very next morning saw Schaunard arrive, splendidly attired in a bright yellow nankeen jacket. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter In summer the extremes of heat and cold are experienced in the course of a few hours; in the morning you may be wearing nankeen, and before noon, duffle. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. Did he never spill a dish of tea over himself in handing the cup to his charmer, to the great shame of his nankeen breeches? Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals He had, in fact, no coat at all, only a grey flannel shirt and nankeen trousers, but he was remarkably in want of a fight, and anxious to find a man willing to be licked. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned And for the most part they were old, sinewy, hairy, grumbling, stoop-shouldered, clad in long-skirted nankeen kaftans, and imbued with a strong acrid odour! A Reckless Character And Other Stories As for Sary Jane's voice, when one knew that she made nankeen vests at sixteen and three quarters cents a dozen, that was a matter of no surprise. Stories of Childhood This Captain Smith, moreover, had on board some cases of nankeens and other goods shipped by Mr. Astor's agent at Canton for us. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific Arrived there, all would be sold, and a cargo of tea, coffee, silks, spices, nankeen cloth, sugar, and other products of the country taken on. American Merchant Ships and Sailors In our fathers' time we read: I wore my blue coat and brass buttons, very high in the neck, short in the waist and sleeves, nankeen trousers and white silk stockings, and a white waistcoat. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales He wore a pea-green coat, white vest, nankeen small clothes, white silk stockings, and pumps fastened with silver buckles which covered at least half the foot, from instep to toe. Woman's Life in Colonial Days But she wondered about it that day over her tenth nankeen vest. Stories of Childhood Over this they wore a short jacket without sleeves, made of different-coloured nankeens, and petticoats of a slight Chinese silk. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Just feel in the pocket of them 'ere nankeens, and see that Mrs. J—— has not grabbed it to pay Jenner's fee with. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities This old gentleman was clad in nankeen trousers of ancient cut, a velvet waistcoat and a blue swallow-tail coat, all greatly too large for him. Nautilus Her cargo consisted of silks, nankeens, and teas, and afforded her owner a profit of half a million of dollars. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made To this were added a fresh shirt and collar, a white tie, nankeen vest, and the same tight-fitting, splay-footed trousers, enriched by a crease of Jefferson's own making. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others Those of the women were pretty and gay, consisting of a full loose robe of white nankeen, gathered close round the neck, and fastened with a collar of coloured silk. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time "Ware wheat! ware wheat! ware wheat!" was now the general cry, as a gentleman in nankeen pantaloons and Hessian boots with long brass spurs, commenced a navigation across a sprouting crop. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities As for the nankeen trousers, some people said there were ten dozen of them in the great oak chest, but that might be an exaggeration. Nautilus Matthew Tibbins had already taken the field in a blue satin waistcoat and nankeen trousers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841 Your trousers too, which you have made of fustian, of cassimere, of Scotch plaid, of jane, nankeen, and woollen broadcloth, are they not manifold? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 Under this is a close jacket of nankeen, or other cotton stuffs; and beneath that a shirt of thin Persian silk, of a blue, red, or yellow colour. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time "Three" was held by a youngster in nankeen petticoats, who would throw for himself, and shook the box violently enough to be heard at Broadstairs. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Presently came slowly down the cellar-steps our senior partner in nankeen shanks, silk stockings and pumps—a frosty-visaged old man, with a nose which had fully earned the right to be called bottle. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Hazel Ripwinkley put on her nankeen sack and skirt, and her little round, brown straw hat. Real Folks Besides this raiment of ours, against emergencies we had provided our boat with divers nankeens and silks. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I He had on and took with him, a grey cloth coat, an old short grey napped do., one pair nankeen breeches and vest, and one pair of corduroy breeches, and black vest. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 A very lucrative trade is carried on from Bombay to China, to which it exports cotton in very great quantity, sandal wood, &c., and receives in return sugar, sugar-candy, camphire, nankeens, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson They also took in exchange shaker flannel, nankeen, indigo blue and 'Simpson' gray calico, which mother considered superior to any other, both for its washing and wearing qualities. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" So, as the lady entered, there she was, upright and waiting, on her two feet, in her nankeen dress, just within the library doors, with her face turned toward the staircase. Real Folks Your trousers too, which you have made, of fustian, of cassimere, of Scotch- plaid, of jane, nankeen and woollen broadcloth, are they not manifold? Past and Present I have seen patterns of excellent coarse woolen cloth made in the country by slaves, and a variety of cotton manufacturers, amongst the rest good nankeen. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 The principal exports by the port of Calcutta are piece goods, opium, raw silk, indigo, rice, sugar, cotton, grain, saltpetre, &c.: the principal imports are woollen goods, copper, wine, pepper, spices, tea, nankeen, camphire, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson She was a poor widow, and her little boy, clad in a sorry-looking little nankeen jacket, looked thoroughly crushed and intimidated. Best Russian Short Stories Within its central chamber sat a venerable man, lightly clad in nankeen breeches, a cap of liberty, and a Liberty silk shirt. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 21, 1891 "Nine shillings for six pair of nankeen trousers," cried the purser's steward. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 The cotton from which nankeen is made is of a particular kind naturally of a yellowish color. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 Who will want to sell tape, and measure nankeen, and cut garments, and weigh sugars, when in a night's game he makes and loses, and makes again, and loses again, the profits of a season? The Abominations of Modern Society He was a tall, spare man, dressed in nankeen jacket and trousers, with a large-brimmed straw hat upon his head. Newton Forster All the Undergraduates shall be clothed in coats of blue-gray, and with waistcoats and breeches of the same color, or of a black, a nankeen, or an olive color. A Collection of College Words and Customs He dangles two watch-chains, that hang down his nankeen trowsers, with great satisfaction, and seems struck with admiration at the wisdom of his own remarks. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 My recollection is that we did not think very highly of ourselves when we were in blue nankeen,—a dull-colored fabric, too nearly of the complexion of the slates on which we did our ciphering. Ralph Waldo Emerson The queen's head dress consisted of a blue nankeen turban, but this was worn only upon occasions of ceremony, or when she walked out. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa He afterwards played at cards with another convict, and exchanged the watches for a nankeen waistcoat and trousers. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. In England, we erroneously apply the term Nankeen to one colour; though, in the East Indies, vast quantities of white, pink, and yellow nankeens are made. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 581, December 15, 1832 Walking in the gardens of the Retiro, at the time crowded with company, we encountered a portly old gentleman, quite unattended, habited in a plain, blue coat and nankeen trousers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 Therefore did he vanish into a diminutive and rather stuffy smoking-room, under the stairs, unfasten his nankeen waistcoat, unfasten his collar-stud, doze and finally, a little anxiously, sleep. Deadham Hard He stood there, tall and handsome, in a loose jacket of blue nankeen, with no sign of weakness in him, his eyes flashing as he looked up at the sky. D'Ri and I The chief exports now are tea and sugar, which are largely grown in the vicinity, tobacco, china-ware, nankeens, etc. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 As she asked the question, the cavaliere left off nursing his leg with the nankeen trouser, rose, drew his chair closer to hers, then sat down again. The Italians The feeble barking was repeated, and directly afterwards a man, with snow-white hair, dressed in a nankeen caftan, ran into the yard from one of the comers. Liza "A nest of nobles" On a small scale he tried growing cotton, Botany Bay grass, hemp, white nankeen grass and various other products. George Washington: Farmer The Diary of a Lover of Literature is at once the pleasing record of a cultivated mind, and a monument to a species of existence that is as obsolete as nankeen breeches or a tie-wig. Gossip in a Library The only part o' my dress wi' which I was satisfied, was a spotless pair o' nankeen pantaloons. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII On the contrary, he leaned back in the chair on which he was seated, and nursed his leg with the nankeen trouser meditatively. The Italians Betsey produced the property in question, together with some other articles of general chandlery; and Mrs Gamp transferred them to her own pocket, which was a species of nankeen pannier. Martin Chuzzlewit His nether garment was a yellow nankeen, closely fitted to the shape, and tied at his bunches of knees by large knots of white ribbon, a good deal sullied by use. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 The child was further attired in a nankeen frock and spencer, brown boxing-gloves, and a veil. The Uncommercial Traveller ‘Edward!’ she exclaimed, with a half-shriek, on seeing the well-known nankeen legs. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people For some time Mrs. Crupp could only lay her hand upon her nankeen bosom, and fortify herself against returning pain with sips of her medicine. David Copperfield It was he indeed, blooming in youth and beauty, in a nankeen jacket of the cut of 1804. Vanity Fair Here you, Eroshka!' he added, addressing a poor fellow in a yellow nankeen coat, who considered himself to be a gardener, 'what have you to do? The Torrents of Spring Aha! we don't know why his Lordship's nankeens are greened at the knees, not we! nor why the gent's lower lip is unduly swelled. The Amateur Gentleman He was dressed in a faultlessly fitting serge suit enlivened by a nankeen waistcoat supporting a gold watch-chain. The Under Dog Five people out of six would die—of course—of that woman in nankeen with the flannel petticoat. David Copperfield We also saw, for the first time, a new gum-tree, having a large broad dark-green leaf, and the bark of a nankeen colour, which gave a very pretty effect to the country. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart And for the most part sinewy, hairy, grumbling old fellows, with stooping shoulders, in long-skirted nankeen coats, belted round the waist, with a strong, sour smell always clinging to them. A Desperate Character and Other Stories But we confess honestly, we fear the little, brother, the small urchin who, with nankeen trousers and three rows of buttons, performs the part of Cupid. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 He wore a brown coat, out at elbows, the fragment of a velvet waistcoat, and a pair of tight nankeens, so short as hardly to reach below his calves. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 In his room he took off his formal coat and nankeen waistcoat and hung them on a pegged board. The Happy End Whole flocks of pigeons took flight from under that scant blue skirt, from those wonderful shrunken trousers of yellow nankeen. Melody : the Story of a Child They do not wear nankeen jackets in summer. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family "My long, flowing hair, and loose yellow nankeen dress, and the unfortunate cut of my features, attracted much attention, and made me desire to be dressed like other people as soon as possible." John James Audubon His nankeen trousers were freshly pressed, and his blue frock-coat looked as if it had come straight from the tailor. The Precipice Their dress is a loose robe of skins, or quilted nankeen, with a girdle. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea I saw a Chinese in blue nankeen come out of the starboard passage below the bridge and cautiously look up at the bridge. The Devil's Admiral Of cotton they raise a considerable quantity, which is of a fine quality, and principally of the yellow nankeen. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Mitts of yellow nankeen or silk, made with long wrists or arms, were also worn by babies, and must have proved specially irritating to tiny little hands and arms. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) He put on over his shirt his wife's wadded nankeen jacket, and over that he put his own cloth coat. What Men Live By and Other Tales He was dressed in clay-colored nankeen, and could get down in the dirt without seeming to get dirty. What Can She Do? A gray-headed gentleman in a queer nankeen coat lay asleep on a bamboo lounge under the great cherry-tree, with a purple silk handkerchief half over his face. A Garland for Girls It frequently enters into the composition of chocolate, and is employed to dye nankeen. The Fat and the Thin When they put on trousers, which was at about the age of seven, they wore complete home-made suits of nankeen. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Here you, Eroshka!" he added, addressing a poor fellow in a yellow nankeen coat, who considered himself to be a gardener, "what have you to do? Stories by Foreign Authors: Russian Then no sooner had we cast anchor before Freetown, than a gentleman of a certain age, in a blue coat and white nankeen trousers and a top hat, appeared, asking speech of the captain. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville He is dressed, as usual, in his long yellow nankeen surtout, with a white cravat crossed in front. Hyperion But I was a young demon, romping with the grooms in the stable, while you were a young angel in nankeens, passing studious hours with your books. The Broad Highway This little American boy, who became Lord Chancellor of England, wears a nankeen suit with a lilac-tinted sash. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) There, upon the top step, was standing Lord Peterborough, with a billycock hat and a very old shooting coat, and nankeen trousers, which were considerably too short for him. He Knew He Was Right This bird is generally distributed over the continent and is known by the nankeen colour of his back. Expedition into Central Australia He was a sun-burnt, romantic-looking European, dressed in a loose suit of nankeen; his fine throat and chest were exposed, and he sported a Guayaquil hat with a brim like a Chinese umbrella. Omoo He has a watch; he carries a cane; he wears white gloves, and tight nankeen pantaloons. Jezebel's Daughter The little figure of the boy who became Lord Lyndhurst, shown in the Copley family portrait, is dressed in nankeen; he is the engaging, loving child looking up in his mother's face. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Then a small man with a swollen face and tearful eyes, in a brown nankeen round-jacket, with his bare knees protruding from the holes in his summer trousers, and knocking together with cold. What to Do? Then a small man with a swollen face and tearful eyes, in a brown nankeen round-jacket, with his bare knees protruding from the holes in his summer trousers, and knocking together with cold. What to Do? Thoughts Evoked By the Census of Moscow He sold his hay, and bought the presents: some nankeen for one of his daughters, for another some kumach, and for Little Simpleton a little silver plate and a little apple. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 Her cargo of teas, nankeens, and silks was worth half a million dollars to him but he succeeded in ransoming it on the spot by counting out one hundred and eighty thousand Spanish milled dollars. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors I have seen a little pair of breeches of yellow flannel made precisely like these nankeen breeches on this page. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Beneath this appeared the nankeens and black leggings of a soldier. The Trampling of the Lilies A blue broadcloth coat, with gilt buttons, sat jauntily over a black satin vest, and nankeen trousers. The Red Acorn Howbeit, wherever his ragged straw hat, thatched with his tawny hair, was detected in the brush, the little nankeen sunbonnet of Florry was sure to be discerned not far behind. Tales of Trail and Town An enormous sunbonnet of yellow nankeen completely concealed her head and face, but allowed two knotted and twisted brown tails of hair to escape under its frilled cape behind. From Sand Hill to Pine Repeating it at intervals, he was presently relieved by observing the approach of a nankeen sunbonnet within the inclosure above the line of fence. Openings in the Old Trail A valuable ring flashed from the grimy finger of a fourth, who, instead of the military white nankeens, wore a pair of black silk breeches. The Trampling of the Lilies But at this moment there entered a sleek, consumptive-looking man with a long neck, in a merchant's coat of nankeen, and arms outstretched like a bird. Virgin Soil Leon walked up and down the room; it seemed strange to him to see this beautiful woman in her nankeen dress in the midst of all this poverty. Madame Bovary That was true, as regarded the bright nankeens, the blue coat with gold buttons, and the showiest of cambric kerchiefs swathing him up to the very chin. John Halifax, Gentleman Unfastening his old black girdle, he slowly divested himself of his torn nankeen kaftan, and deposited it carefully on the back of a chair. Childhood The service very smart: six men-servants, chestnut livery in winter, nankeen livery in summer. The Nabob Going down thither last year without a razor, I asked a fat seedy man lolling in a faded nankeen jacket at the door of a tawdry little shop in the Pantiles, to shave me. Men's Wives The driver was a young fellow in a nankeen coat, with a belt below his long waist. Resurrection Portsmouth even furnished the late king of the Sandwich Islands, Kekuanaoa, with a prime minister, and his nankeen Majesty never had a better. An Old Town By the Sea They wear plain straw cottage bonnets; in summer white frocks on Sundays, and nankeen on other days; in winter, purple stuff frocks, and purple cloth cloaks. Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 Natalie held up the skirt of her nankeen dress, and exhibited the purple trimming torn away over an extent of some yards. Miss or Mrs? Noel Vanstone slowly walked by, as she looked, dressed in a complete suit of old-fashioned nankeen. No Name Before reaching the place where Taras sat Nekhludoff stopped between the seats near a reverend-looking old man with a white beard and nankeen coat, who was talking with a young woman in peasant dress. Resurrection Her eyes were light and her hair of an undecided color, something like dirty nankeen. Sons of the Soil Here they would sell their furs, take in teas, nankeens, and other merchandise, and return to Boston, after an absence of two or three years. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains His trousers were nankeen; the stockings had fallen down over the ankles. The French Revolution At that point the housekeeper's lavender-colored dress, the umbrella, and the feeble little figure in nankeen walking under it, became visible in the distance. No Name Ivan Nikiforovitch was entirely reassured by these asseverations, and ordered his valet, in the boundless coat, to fetch his trousers and nankeen spencer. Taras Bulba and Other Tales She has an extensive acquaintance at Bath among appalling old gentlemen with thin legs and nankeen trousers, and is of high standing in that dreary city. Bleak House There is Castries-and-Broglie chivalry; Royalist foot 'in red facing and nankeen trousers;' breathing death and the gallows. The French Revolution But fancy whether the Emigrant Seigneurs have not got their brilliancy dulled a little; whether that 'Foot Regiment in red-facings with nankeen trousers' could be in field-day order! The French Revolution "Out a-washing," said the boy, beginning to walk up and down again and taking the nankeen bonnet much too near the bedstead by trying to gaze at us at the same time. Bleak House But the strange part of it was that Anton Prokofievitch had a habit of wearing woollen clothing in summer and nankeen in winter. Taras Bulba and Other Tales |
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