Shantung

Shan·tung  (shntng, shäntng)

See Shandong.

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shan·tung  (shn-tng)

n.

1. A heavy fabric with a rough nubby surface, made of spun wild silk.

2. A rayon or cotton fabric that is imitative of this silk fabric.

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[After Shantung (Shandong), China.]

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shantung [ˌʃænˈtʌŋ]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a cotton or rayon imitation of this

[so called because it was first imported to Britain from Shantung in China]

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Shantung [ˈʃænˈtʌŋ]

n

(Placename) a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shandong

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shantung - a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation) cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

Translations

shantung [ˌʃænˈtʌŋ] N → shantung m

shantung

n → Schantungseide f

shantung [ʃænˈtʌŋ] n → sciantung m