Pronunciation : Hong
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile house, factory.]
Definition : Defn: A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage. Hong merchant, one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Hong
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To hang. [Obs.] Chaucer.
t. & i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913