Shantung
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shantung is a noun meaning A type of Chinese silk, originally undyed.
Meaning
A type of Chinese silk, originally undyed.
More Meanings
- A fabric of some other material having the same characteristics.
Example Sentences
As she walked, the soft silk of her dress – she wore a blue shantung, full-skirted – blew away from the sea and flapped and clung to her legs.
The yellow beer, the light shantung suit and the gleaming white teeth were all alight with the trembling silver reflections that sprang from the sunlight on the water.
Word Forms
- shantungs
Related Words
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