Visqueenn.

/ˈvɪskwiːn/

Forms: Also visqueen.

Etymology: < Visking n., with jocular alteration of king to queen.

U.S.

A proprietary name for a durable polyethylene sheeting, used in various building applications and in the manufacture of waterproof household articles.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > capable of hardening after heating or (re)shaping > specific thermoplastic materials

Rhodoid1918

polyphenylene oxide1921

picein1926

Parafilm1934

nylon1938

polyethylene1939

polythene1939

Saran1940

alkathene1941

polyethylene terephthalate1946

Visqueen1948

Lexan1956

1948 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 27 July 826/2 Visqueen. For thin film made of plastic... Claims use since May 1, 1946.

1953 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 Mar. 210/2 Visqueen... Flexible plastics in the form of sheets or tubes, all for use as wrapping and packaging material... 14th December, 1951.

1976 Alaska Mag. July 52/3 We managed to build a cabin in about 2 months. It was primitive, 12 by 15 feet, with a dirt floor and a moss-covered Visqueen roof, but it served.

1984 Amer. Speech 59 379 This polyethylene sheeting is called visqueen... Visqueen is a trademark registered to the Union Carbide Corporation, and is reported by the U.S. Patent Office to have first been in use ‘on or about May 1, 1946’. Is visqueen used generically outside of Alaska?

1987 Outlaw Biker June 27/1 The Pioneer campground picnic shelter was enclosed with some visqueen to provide a little protection from the weather.

1988 Chicago Tribune 27 Feb. iii. 20/3 Visqueen, a plastic material, should be applied to the inside of exterior walls to further help prevent air infiltration.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	visqueen
释义	Visqueenn. /ˈvɪskwiːn/ Forms: Also visqueen. Etymology: < Visking n., with jocular alteration of king to queen. U.S. A proprietary name for a durable polyethylene sheeting, used in various building applications and in the manufacture of waterproof household articles. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > capable of hardening after heating or (re)shaping > specific thermoplastic materials Rhodoid1918 polyphenylene oxide1921 picein1926 Parafilm1934 nylon1938 polyethylene1939 polythene1939 Saran1940 alkathene1941 polyethylene terephthalate1946 Visqueen1948 Lexan1956 1948 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 27 July 826/2 Visqueen. For thin film made of plastic... Claims use since May 1, 1946. 1953 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 Mar. 210/2 Visqueen... Flexible plastics in the form of sheets or tubes, all for use as wrapping and packaging material... 14th December, 1951. 1976 Alaska Mag. July 52/3 We managed to build a cabin in about 2 months. It was primitive, 12 by 15 feet, with a dirt floor and a moss-covered Visqueen roof, but it served. 1984 Amer. Speech 59 379 This polyethylene sheeting is called visqueen... Visqueen is a trademark registered to the Union Carbide Corporation, and is reported by the U.S. Patent Office to have first been in use ‘on or about May 1, 1946’. Is visqueen used generically outside of Alaska? 1987 Outlaw Biker June 27/1 The Pioneer campground picnic shelter was enclosed with some visqueen to provide a little protection from the weather. 1988 Chicago Tribune 27 Feb. iii. 20/3 Visqueen, a plastic material, should be applied to the inside of exterior walls to further help prevent air infiltration. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1948
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