pongee

Example Sentences

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For a visit to the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, my grandmother sewed the girls white pongee dresses with red and blue belts, and matching red and blue capelets.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2018

On the Democratic side of the aisle, in the rear row, Heflin of Alabama shone, his elephantine frame resplendent in cream colored pongee.

From Time Magazine Archive

Paul Vories McNutt is merely Garner in a high hat, a white vest, a pongee silk scarf, pumps, and the glamour of a movie hero.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was wearing a gown of Nile green pongee, heavily trimmed with expensive ecru lace.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline

Always quick of action, it did not take her long, once she had gained her room, to discard the unlucky blue pongee gown for one of pink linen.

From Marjorie Dean College Junior by Lester, Pauline