Shantung

[ shan-tuhng or, for 2, shan-tuhng; for 1 also Chinese shahn-doong ]

noun
  1. (often lowercase)Textiles.

    • a heavy pongee.: Compare tussah.

    • a fabric imitating this, of rayon or cotton.

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British Dictionary definitions for shantung (1 of 2)

shantung

/ (ˌʃænˈtʌŋ) /


noun
  1. a heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface

  2. a cotton or rayon imitation of this

Origin of shantung

1
C19: so called because it was first imported to Britain from Shantung in China

British Dictionary definitions for Shantung (2 of 2)

Shantung

/ (ˈʃænˈtʌŋ) /


noun
  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shandong

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