Pekingese noun & adjective. [pi:kɪ'ni:z] Also Pekinese. M19.
[from PEKING + -ESE.]
A. noun. Pl. same, (in sense 3 also) -s.
1. A native or inhabitant of Peking (Beijing). M19.

2. The form of Mandarin spoken in Peking. M19.

3. A Pekingese dog. E20.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the city of Peking (Beijing) or its inhabitants; spec. designating (an animal of) a small breed of dog with long hair and a snub nose, orig. from Peking. L19.
Pekingese stitch an embroidery stitch formed by looping a second thread through a base of back stitch.

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