金かな巾きん

noun

unbleached muslin; calico

A type of plain-woven cotton fabric, originally unbleached. The term is a historical loan from Portuguese 'canequim'.

from Portuguese canequim

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、金かな巾きんは輸ゆ入にゅう織おり物ものとして珍ちん重ちょうされた。

  In the Edo period, calico was prized as an imported fabric.

• このシャツは金かな巾きんでできている。

  This shirt is made of calico.