<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A firm, durable, yellow or buff fabric, formerly made from a natural-colored Chinese cotton.</li><li>A twilled material made from other cotton and dyed in imitation of this fabric.</li><li>Nankeens, garments made of this material.</li><li>A yellow or buff color.</li><li>Also called Nan keen porcelain, a type of Chinese porcelain having blue ornament on a white ground.</li></ul>