- skip - Brewer’s

Nankeen

.

So called from Nankin, in China. It is the natural colour of Nankin cotton.

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

Nama
Namby Pamby Philips
Name
Name
Name-son
Name the Day
Names
Names of the Puritans
Nancy
Nancy of the Vale
Nankeen
Nanna
Nannie
Nantes
Nap
Nap (A)
Naphtha
Napier’s Bones
Napoleon III
Napping
Nappy Ale