mass noun
1- a yellowish cotton cloth淡黄色土布, 南京棉布。
1.1
nankeens
historical trousers made of this cloth〈史〉土布长裤。
1.2
- the characteristic yellowish-buff colour of this cloth土布色, 淡黄色。
- of this colour土布色的, 淡黄色的。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from the name of the city of Nanking （see NANJING）, where it was first made.