nylon
noun [U] /ˈnaɪ.lɒn/
/-lɑːn/ Definition
› an artificial substance used especially to make clothes, ropes, and brushes: These covers are 100 percent nylon. a nylon shirt/bagTextiles made from man-made fibres nylons [plural] old-fashioned › women's nylon tights or stockings (= leg coverings)Stockings, tights and socks
(Definition of nylon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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