Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
nylon . - noun
stockings made fromnylon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
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Examples
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The woman was wearing nylons — and though it felt odd, Lauren was sure the term nylons was precisely right.
Memory of Fire Lisle, Holly 2002
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Wearing nylons is more modest than having bare legs, regardless of the length of the skirt or dress.
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Nylon Khaman Dhokla, Nylon Sev, Nylon saboodana, Nylon poha - these are all the "nylons" that I have heard in the food world.
Archive 2008-01-01 Meera 2008
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Nylon Khaman Dhokla, Nylon Sev, Nylon saboodana, Nylon poha - these are all the "nylons" that I have heard in the food world.
Nylon Khaman Dhokla Meera 2007
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My biggest problem today is that I bought the wrong kind of nylons (thigh highs) and they keep falling down.
miss-k2 Diary Entry miss-k2 2005
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There was not a single day that I did not ask the High Command how many tons of candies, cookies, or chocolate had been sent to the soldiers, how were the soldiers doing, what kind of nylons [as heard] they had, how were they sleeping, what kind of mattresses they had, what kind of food they ate.
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High Command how many tons of candies, cookies, or chocolate had been sent to the soldiers, how were the soldiers doing, what kind of nylons [as heard] they had, how were they sleeping, what kind of mattresses they had, what kind of food they ate.
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She wore sexy black dresses, sheer black nylons, and high heels when they went out; and he showed the pleasure he took in her company by offering her drinks and drugs.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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Pulse fluttering like a wild thing in her veins, at her temples, Shannon resumes walking, her shoes still in her hands, road grit peppering the soles of her feet, her nylons.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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Pulse fluttering like a wild thing in her veins, at her temples, Shannon resumes walking, her shoes still in her hands, road grit peppering the soles of her feet, her nylons.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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