Honan

[ hoh-nan; Chinese hœ-nahn ]

/ ˈhoʊˈnæn; Chinese ˈhœˈnɑn /

noun

Wade-Giles. Henan.

(usually lowercase)Textiles.

a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm.
a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk.

Origin of Honan

First recorded in 1880–85; named after Honan, where the fabric was first manufactued

Words nearby Honan

Homs, homunculus, homy, Homyel', hon, Honan, honcho, Hond., honda, Hondo, Honduran

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Example sentences from the Web for Honan

The Shang state had its centre in northern Honan, north of the Yellow river.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
We followed the ridge of these mountains for a time, and then dropped to the hilly country of Honan Province.
The Image and the Likeness|John Scott Campbell
There is only my father, replied Na, and he is a Shantung man who came to live in Honan.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)|Songling Pu
In Honan there lived a man named Chang, who originally belonged to Shantung.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)|Songling Pu

The women, though darker than those of the Honan province, are quite as straight-featured and much more rosy and robust.
Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh|Augustus F. Lindley

British Dictionary definitions for Honan (1 of 2)

honan

/ (ˈhəʊˈnæn) /

noun

(sometimes capital) a silk fabric of rough weave

Word Origin for honan

C20: from Honan, former name of Henan, where it is made

British Dictionary definitions for Honan (2 of 2)

Honan

/ (ˈhəʊˈnæn) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Henan

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单词	honan
释义	Honan [ hoh-nan; Chinese hœ-nahn ] / ˈhoʊˈnæn; Chinese ˈhœˈnɑn / noun Wade-Giles. Henan. (usually lowercase)Textiles. a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm. a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk. Origin of Honan First recorded in 1880–85; named after Honan, where the fabric was first manufactued Words nearby Honan Homs, homunculus, homy, Homyel', hon, Honan, honcho, Hond., honda, Hondo, Honduran Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Honan The Shang state had its centre in northern Honan, north of the Yellow river. A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]\|Wolfram Eberhard We followed the ridge of these mountains for a time, and then dropped to the hilly country of Honan Province. The Image and the Likeness\|John Scott Campbell There is only my father, replied Na, and he is a Shantung man who came to live in Honan. Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)\|Songling Pu In Honan there lived a man named Chang, who originally belonged to Shantung. Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)\|Songling Pu The women, though darker than those of the Honan province, are quite as straight-featured and much more rosy and robust. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh\|Augustus F. Lindley British Dictionary definitions for Honan (1 of 2) honan / (ˈhəʊˈnæn) / noun (sometimes capital) a silk fabric of rough weave Word Origin for honan C20: from Honan, former name of Henan, where it is made British Dictionary definitions for Honan (2 of 2) Honan / (ˈhəʊˈnæn) / noun a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Henan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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