nylon
noun/ˈnaɪlɒn/
/ˈnaɪlɑːn/
- [uncountable] a very strong artificial material, used for making clothes, rope, brushes, etc.
- a nylon fishing line
- This material is 45 per cent nylon.
- nylons[plural] (old-fashioned) women’s stockings or tights made of nylon
Word Origin1930s: an invented word, on the pattern of cotton and rayon.
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