Terylene

noun [U]

/ˈter.ə.liːn/ UK trademark

Definition

› (cloth made from) an artificial materialTextiles made from man-made fibres

(Definition of Terylene noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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