Shantung
tʌŋ;
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Shantung
Collins
World English Dictionary
Shandong or Shantung (ˈʃænˈdʌŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a province of NE China, on the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Chihli: part of the earliest organized state of China (1520--1030 | |
| Shantung or Shantung | |
| —n | |
00:10
Shantung
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| shantung (ˌʃænˈtʌŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface |
| 2. | a cotton or rayon imitation of this |
| [C19: so called because it was first imported to Britain from | |
| Shantung (ˈʃænˈtʌŋ) | |
| —n | |
| a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shandong | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
shantung
coarse silk, 1882, from Shantung province, in China, where the fabric was made.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
