Definition of SHANTUNG

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Bridal fashion is its own silk shantung and tulle spectator sport. — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Very Blushing Bride: Vera Wang and Oscar Go Red," 17 Apr. 2012 With a white jacket made of shantung — a natural silk that shows the occasional impurity — the suit also included a black skirt that fell below the knee, made of pleated wool. — James Mcauley, Washington Post, "How Christian Dior rescued Paris from its postwar misery," 5 July 2017

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