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
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
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
He was slightly smaller than a load of hay in his belted suit of ecru pongee; he wore a satisfied air and a pleased mustache.
From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Connell, Richard
But even if you didn’t like that idea,” she went on, “I think the pongee silk alone would be beautiful.”
From Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
