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  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

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Shantung shantung

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

Then, added the Chinese, swarms of locusts had moved into Honan, Shantung and Kiangsu provinces, stripping leaves from crops on thousands of acres of farmland.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were some bright spots: the Government had driven the Communists from their main seaside base, in Shantung; had won some local gains in the north.

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

A calf-length silk shantung skirt with mirrored embroidery sparkled in the evening light.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

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

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