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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nylons /ˈnaɪlɒnz/ pl n - stockings made of nylon or other man-made material
ny•lon /ˈnaɪlɑn/USA pronunciation n. - Textiles[uncountable] a substance like thin plastic, made into fibers and sheets, usually tough, strong, and easily stretched, used esp. for yarn, fabrics, and bristles.
- Clothing nylons, [plural] stockings made of nylon.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ny•lon (nī′lon),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesany of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used esp. for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- Clothing nylons, stockings made of nylon, esp. sheer, full-length ones for women.
- coined as a generic by the du Pont Chemical Co. as distinct from known words and having no prior meaning or use, but with the suffix -on suggesting other textile fibers such as rayon 1938
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