Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers, the molecules of which contain the recurring amide group CONH.
- noun Cloth or yarn made from one of these synthetic materials.
- noun Stockings made of one of these synthetic materials.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any of several thermoplastic polyamide plastics, comprising a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials, used mostly in fibers.
- noun A synthetic fabric consisting of fibers of nylon[wn1].
- noun Stockings made of a thin form of nylon{2}, especially full-length stockings either sheer of of varying shades.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Originally, the DuPont company trade name for
polyamide , acopolymer whose molecules consist of alternatingdiamine anddicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type ofpolymer . - noun plurale tantum A
stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers
- noun a synthetic fabric
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Today, the nylon is an integral part of all types of clothing on the street jackets to the ubiquitous, always very low.
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The Serbo-Croatians, for instance, picked up the English word nylon, but took it to mean a kind of shabby and disreputable variation, so that a nylon hotel is a ` brothel 'while a nylon beach is where nudists frolic.
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Another synthetic fabric, nylon is a resilient fabric that has a silky texture to it.
Decorating White Spaces by Adding a Delicate Touch of Color 2009
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The references to ocean life continue with lighting overhead that is diffused by a thin nylon net, which appears to be luminescent tentacles, evoking a stray shoal of jellyfishes or sea anemones.
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A thin nylon wind shirt worn next to your skin or over an undershirt will act as a vapor barrier and trap body heat more efficiently than a wool union suit or down jacket.
Winter Survival Quiz by Field & Stream's Keith McCafferty 2005
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They tended to carry their bombs in nylon backpacks or duffel bags rather than in belts or vests concealed beneath their clothing, as they do now.
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They tended to carry their bombs in nylon backpacks or duffel bags rather than in belts or vests concealed beneath their clothing, as they do now.
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They tended to carry their bombs in nylon backpacks or duffel bags rather than in belts or vests concealed beneath their clothing, as they do now.
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Of course, I don't really know the importance of tights in a ballet dancer's budget -- Plissetskaya says she goes through three pairs in a night -- but perhaps that Soviet nylon is not so good -- or perhaps they are more energetic over there!
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At the word nylon, she took on a scornful, supercilious expression.
Maigret has Scruples Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1958
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