noun
cong
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noun
1
An ancient Chinese ritual object: a carved jade tube, round on the inside and square on the outside.
"The museum displayed a Neolithic jade cong found in a royal tomb."
How to Use Cong
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA type of ancient Chinese jade ceremonial tube.
When to use it
A specialist archaeology/art-history term, rarely used outside that context.
Word Forms
congs plural, cong plural
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