Celanesen.
/sɛləˈniːz/ A proprietary name for artificial silk twist and for a woven fabric of artificial silk made by British Celanese Ltd. (formerly British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Company). (See also quot. 1921.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > man-made textiles > [noun]
acetyl cellulose1879
artificial silk1879
art silk1885
Chardonnet silk1893
triacetate1895
viscose silk1913
Celanese1921
rayon1924
fibro1926
staple fibre1928
viscose rayon1930
viscose1932
Lanital1936
Tricel1954
polynosic1959
olefin1960
modal1977
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from man-made fibres > [noun] > artificial silk
artificial silk1879
poult1883
art silk1885
Chardonnet silk1893
near-silka1911
viscose silk1913
Celanese1921
rayon1924
viscose rayon1930
viscose1932
Tricel1954
1921 Trade Marks Jrnl. 27 Apr. 886 Celanese, filaments, fibres, threads, and fabrics (being goods..made wholly or principally from cellulose derivatives); celluloid-like substances in sheets, bands, films, rods, tubes,..electric insulating materials..; waterproofing compositions.
1923 Daily Mail 20 Feb. 1 Celanese Artificial Silk.
1923 Daily Mail 27 Feb. 16 Like silk, ‘Celanese’ is lustrous, with an even more beautiful sheen.
1926 Spectator 24 Apr. 751/1 The other process is the Celanese, by which cotton is combined with acetic acid to alter its organic composition.
1931 W. Holtby Poor Caroline iv. 112 Lady's fur-trimmed coats..Celanese silk underwear.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
<
n.1921