Merikanin.

Brit.

/mɛrɪˈkɑːni/, U.S.

/ˌmɛrəˈkɑni/

Forms: 1800s– Merckani, 1800s– Merikani, 1800s– Merkani.

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili merikani.

Etymology: < Swahili regional (southern) merikani (also in forms marikani , merekani , mrekani ) < English American adj., referring to the cloth's origin. Compare later Americani n.

East African (now historical).

= Americani n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > other

bustian1424

cotton tissed1585

Manchester1589

cannequin1598

madapollam1685

burdet1710

antherine1739

canque1750

jaconet1769

medium1777

bump1794

American sheeting1840

American cloth1851

American leather1858

gala1858

Merikani1860

T cloth1865

dhurrie1880

Americani1881

Tarantulle1890

Aertex1896

Tobralco1910

limbric1930

Ventile1954

1860 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. I. v. 148 The cloths imported into East Africa are of three kinds, Merkani, Kaniki, and ‘cloths with names’. ‘Merkani’, in which we detect the African corruption of American, is the article ‘domestics’—unbleached shirting and sheeting from the mills near Salem.

1863 J. H. Speke Jrnl. Discov. Source Nile App. B. 617 Merikani or American sheeting.

1872 R. F. Burton Zanzibar II. App. i. 419 The Takah or piece..of ‘Merkani’, American domestics, is generally of 30 yards.

1894 N. Bell tr. L. von Höhnel Discov. Lakes Rudolf & Stefanie I. 12 600 pieces (djora) of white cotton goods (Merckani).

1967 N.Y. Times 27 Jan. 62 The clipper ships used to put into Zanzibar with their cargoes of calico... From the coast all the way inland to Lake Victoria, unprinted cloth of any description has been called ‘Merikani’ ever since.

1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness ii. vi. 140 These bales were passed to other men who wrapped the whole in a sheet of merikani.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merikani
释义	Merikanin. Brit. /mɛrɪˈkɑːni/, U.S. /ˌmɛrəˈkɑni/ Forms: 1800s– Merckani, 1800s– Merikani, 1800s– Merkani. Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili merikani. Etymology: < Swahili regional (southern) merikani (also in forms marikani , merekani , mrekani ) < English American adj., referring to the cloth's origin. Compare later Americani n. East African (now historical). = Americani n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > other bustian1424 cotton tissed1585 Manchester1589 cannequin1598 madapollam1685 burdet1710 antherine1739 canque1750 jaconet1769 medium1777 bump1794 American sheeting1840 American cloth1851 American leather1858 gala1858 Merikani1860 T cloth1865 dhurrie1880 Americani1881 Tarantulle1890 Aertex1896 Tobralco1910 limbric1930 Ventile1954 1860 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. I. v. 148 The cloths imported into East Africa are of three kinds, Merkani, Kaniki, and ‘cloths with names’. ‘Merkani’, in which we detect the African corruption of American, is the article ‘domestics’—unbleached shirting and sheeting from the mills near Salem. 1863 J. H. Speke Jrnl. Discov. Source Nile App. B. 617 Merikani or American sheeting. 1872 R. F. Burton Zanzibar II. App. i. 419 The Takah or piece..of ‘Merkani’, American domestics, is generally of 30 yards. 1894 N. Bell tr. L. von Höhnel Discov. Lakes Rudolf & Stefanie I. 12 600 pieces (djora) of white cotton goods (Merckani). 1967 N.Y. Times 27 Jan. 62 The clipper ships used to put into Zanzibar with their cargoes of calico... From the coast all the way inland to Lake Victoria, unprinted cloth of any description has been called ‘Merikani’ ever since. 1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness ii. vi. 140 These bales were passed to other men who wrapped the whole in a sheet of merikani. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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