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• Shantung
  Shantung

  noun

  Shandong.
• shantung
  shantung

  noun

  a heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface

Shantung

American  

[shan-tuhng, shan-tuhng, shahn-doong] / ˈʃænˈtʌŋ, ˈʃæn tʌŋ, ˈʃɑnˈdʊŋ /

noun

1. Shandong.

2. (often lowercase)

   1. a heavy pongee.

   2. a fabric imitating this, of rayon or cotton.

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shantung ¹ British  

/ ˌʃænˈtʌŋ /

noun

1. a heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface

2. a cotton or rayon imitation of this

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Shantung ² British  

/ ˈʃænˈtʌŋ /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shandong

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Etymology

Origin of shantung

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

Example Sentences

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

You point out quite correctly that the labor practices in Shantung Province will continue to undercut our workplace.

From Economist • May 30, 2012

In 1929 1 was admitted to the Shantung Provincial Experimental Art Theater at Tsinan.

From Time Magazine Archive

In fact, in recent weeks civilian party chairmen have been ousted from the ruling revolutionary committees in Shantung, Shansi and Kweichow provinces.

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