Shantung
noun
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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
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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
Yet, in the Shantung campaign, chasing Communists was like punching a sack of rice.
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
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
Try wearing your black brassiere on top of your canary-yellow shantung brunch coat and get back to me.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2014
I wore a black shantung sheath that cost me forty dollars.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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