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; 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.

A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. -- Aph*thon"gal, a.

A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.

el sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong.

Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong. -- Diph*thon"gal*ly, adv.

To make into a diphthong; to pronounce as a diphthong.

See Diphthongization.

Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal. H. Sweet.

The act of changing into a diphthong. H. Sweet.

To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel. "The diphthongized long vowels." H. Sweet.

A single uncompounded vowel sound.

Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.

Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized; -- said of all the vowels and the semivowels, also of the vocal or sonant consonants g, d, b, l, r, v, z, etc.

An instrument for measuring vocal sounds. Whewell.

A superior kind of souchong tea. De Colange.

ckish seaweed (Himanthalia lorea) found on the northern coasts of the Atlantic. It has a thonglike forking process rising from a top-shaped base.

Same as Souchong.

See Souchong.

A kind of black tea of a fine quality.

leather; especially, one used for fastening anything. And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields, provide. Dryden. Thong seal (Zoöl.), the bearded seal. See the Note under Seal.