Thesaurus: hong

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1. n. 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.
2. v. t. & i. To hang.
3. 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. To hang. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade inChina, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by acommon passage and used for business or storage. Hong merchant, oneof the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842,formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading withforeigners.
5. n. 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. v. t. & i. To hang.