Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is kente?

What is kente? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
As the European trade in the 1800s introduced the Akan to synthetically dyed yarns, kente designs became more colorful.
Nigerians wear the boubou, Ghanaians the kente, former president Mobutu Sese Seko of the former Zaire made the safari suit his own.
Most contemporary kente cloths reflect the ongoing experimentation with colors.
But several weeks later, after he sent out a large shipment of Ghanaian kente cloth, the recipient refused to pay.
Wearing a red dress, hot pink headwrap, kente cloth, a silk fringed shawl, and an armful of bangles, she is fully sexual, a celebration of African American womanhood.
Many African Americans decorate their high school and college graduation robes with scarves of kente cloth produced by Asante weavers.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
5-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024