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pongee

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pon·gee  (pn-j, pnj)
n.
A soft thin cloth woven from Chinese or Indian raw silk or an imitation thereof.
[Chinese (Mandarin) bn zh, homemade fabric : bn, root, original, one's own + zh, to weave, spin.]
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Noun1.pongee - a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation)
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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