Shantung
noun
Shantung
American
[shan-tuhng, shan-tuhng, shahn-doong]
/ ˈʃænˈtʌŋ, ˈʃæn tʌŋ, ˈʃɑnˈdʊŋ /
shantung
1
British
/ ˌʃænˈtʌŋ /
noun
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a heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface
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a cotton or rayon imitation of this
Shantung
2
British
/ ˈʃænˈtʌŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of shantung
C19: so called because it was first imported to Britain from Shantung in China
Example Sentences
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You point out quite correctly that the labor practices in Shantung Province will continue to undercut our workplace.
From Economist ● May 30, 2012
To a considerable extent in both the US and the EC, consumer income will depend on the lowest wage a laborer in Shantung Province will accept.
From Economist ● May 30, 2012
In 1929 1 was admitted to the Shantung Provincial Experimental Art Theater at Tsinan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Red General Chen Yi dashed from Shantung Province into the river valleys of neighboring Honan.
From Time Magazine Archive
The swan-feather sword he wrested from this monster can be seen in the Wentung County Armory in Shantung today.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
The designer said he had looked to the label’s Spanish founder, Cristobal Balenciaga, for inspiration, showing egg-shaped silhouettes, a draped polka dot dress in chiffon and a shantung coat embroidered with faux fur.
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2021
Guest-meets-Rita-Hayworth-by-way-of-the-fruit-bowl vision, in iridescent taffeta, plush velvet, silk shantung and Swarovski crystal, with balloon sleeves, blossoming “strawberry” skirts and football shoulders — all in shades of orange, lemon, grape and cherry.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2020
A vintage shantung silk piece, given a minimal 90s spin with scraped back hair and simple black strappy slingback sandals.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2019
Sulking, acerbic Esther Greenwood—Holden Caulfield in a shantung sheath—is in Manhattan, supposedly “having a real whirl,” but is actually spending most of her time obsessing over executions and stuffing herself with expensive condiments.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2013
I wore a black shantung sheath that cost me forty dollars.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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