pongee

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He suggested stock raising as profitable in the South, and finally the culture of Pongee, Tussah or Cheefoo silk worms, though the latter would be, he thought, perhaps of doubtful success.

From The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South by Mitchell, Broadus

Pongee pajamas and a revolver belt constitute a light equipment even for the tropics, but that was the least pressing of my concerns.

From The Portal of Dreams by Buck, Charles Neville

"Pongee is the best material to travel in that I know of," said Miss Eliza.

From The Heart of Arethusa by Fox, Frances Barton

Pongee is a beautiful, durable silk in different shades of natural color.

From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz

Pongee, pon-jē′, n. a soft kind of silk, woven in China from the cocoons of a wild silkworm.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various