kente cloth
noun
ken·te cloth
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Definition of kente cloth
: colorfully patterned cloth traditionally woven by hand in Ghana
— called also kente
Examples of kente cloth in a Sentence
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Dozens of vendors scattered the convention center floor, selling everything from rum cake to kente cloth backpacks. — Brandon T. Harden, Philly.com, "Allen Iverson, Doug E. Fresh, Remy Ma thrill at 4th annuel Be Expo," 18 Mar. 2018 Some fans wore all black and berets as an ode to the iconic uniforms donned by members of the Black Panther Party, and others repurposed kente cloth and attached it to the back of denim and leather. — Amira Rasool, Teen Vogue, ""Black Panther" Moviegoers Watched the Film Dressed in African-Inspired Fashions," 16 Feb. 2018 Caucus members also wore kente cloth at the address to protest Trump's negative comments about Haiti and African countries. — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, "Black lawmakers continue King's fight for jobs, justice and voting rights," 6 Feb. 2018 Additionally, members of the CBC donned kente cloths, as a response to the President's recent disparaging remarks against immigrants from predominantly Black countries, the Washington Post reported. — Halie Lesavage, Glamour, "At the 2018 State of the Union Address, Fashion Was a Vehicle for Quiet Protest," 31 Jan. 2018 Bridgetteâs mother had traditional kente cloth fans made and flown in from Ghana; these were placed on the wooden pews for guests to use during the ceremony. — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, "There Was Dancing in the Streetâand the Rainâat This New Orleans Wedding," 20 June 2019 My quaint family attended Ghanaian traditional baptisms and funerals adorned in kente cloth and other garb normalizing African culture in my New England neighborhood. — Erica Ayisi, The Root, "Make Wakanda Real by Embracing Your African Roots," 5 Mar. 2018 There were Dogon masks hanging up, there was original kente cloth folded up on shelves, there were bolts and bolts of fabric, there was a team of ten people at cutting tables and seamstresses and tailors. — Faith Cummings, Teen Vogue, "Black Panther Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter on People Dressing Up to See the Movie," 22 Feb. 2018 In droves, people have attended Black Panther wearing Zulu hats, kente cloth, Adinkra jewelry, basotho blankets, and more, with the intention of showing their unabashed pride in the motherland. — Danielle Kwateng-clark, Teen Vogue, "African-Americans Aren't Cultural Appropriating by Wearing African Fashion to See Black Panther," 22 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kente cloth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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