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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A silk fabric originally made in China.
  2. n. A civilian; a contemptuous nickname originally bestowed in France by the soldiers of the first Napoleon. It is occasionally used in English.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Obsolete form of Peking.
  2. n. A type of patterned silk.

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  • “On Monday, August 26, I start as the Director of the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center, located in Pekin and Quincy and serving central Illinois.”

    Archive 2002-08-01

  • “Many of you have been there, but for the sake of those of you who have not, let us go to Pekin from a neighbouring city.”

    The World in Perspective

  • “They have already taken Tsinanfu and Pekin is almost within their grasp.”

    What Is To Become of China?

  • “Before leaving China this time I had occasion in Pekin, and in Tientsin, and in Shanghai, to talk to men who are leaders in the government, some on one side and some on the other, and now they have nothing but praise for Britain.”

    What Is To Become of China?

  • “The Chinese question stands altogether by itself, and must be dealt with individually until there is a government in Pekin that people can deal with.”

    Our Japanese Allies

  • “Girls, she said, were always careless with their jewellery, she might have lost the necklace in Pekin, and never have brought it to England at all.”

    The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective

  • “The distance between Selinginsky and Pekin is near 2000 Russian versts, between 1300 and 1400”

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

  • “An American actress born Susan Hallock Smith in Pekin, Illinois.”

    Five People Born on December 10 | myFiveBest

  • “Most ducks sold in city markets and butcher shops are Long Island ducks, also called Pekin.”

    Simon & Schuster: The City Cook

  • “For intensive conditions, the Pekin is the most popular meat breed around the world.”

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