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SHANTUNG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shantung mean?
• SHANTUNG (noun)
The noun SHANTUNG has 1 sense:
1. a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)
Familiarity information: SHANTUNG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shantung" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
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