[mass noun]a yellowish cotton cloth 手织本色土布,南京布 ■(nankeens)(historical)trousers made of this cloth (史)土布长裤 ■the characteristic yellowish-buff colour of this cloth 土布色,淡黄色
adjective
of this colour 土布色的,淡黄色的
语源
mid 18th cent.: from the name of the city of Nanking (see Nanjing), where it was first made