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SHANTUNG [2 records]

Record 1 2021-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
CN-SD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A province of China.

OBS

CN-SD: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CN-SD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Province de la Chine.

OBS

CN-SD : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Silk (Textiles)
DEF

A fabric in plain weave characterized by a slightly irregular surface that is due to the uneven slubbed filling yarns of wild silk or other fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Soieries
DEF

Tissu de soie de provenance chinoise, présentant un grain très prononcé et quelquefois réalisé en armure cannelée.

OBS

Le shantung est souvent mélangé au tussor (tussore, tussah ou tussan); il ne faut cependant pas confondre les deux termes.

OBS

chantoung : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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