viscose rayon
- noun
- /ˈvɪskoʊs ˈreɪˌɒn/
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rayón viscosa
- The dress is made from viscose rayon, giving it a soft and luxurious feel that drapes beautifully.
OK, if companies could get away with tricking people into thinking viscose rayon was silk and, you know, charging way more, they absolutely would.
- OK, if companies could get away with tricking people into thinking viscose rayon was silk and, you know, charging way more, they absolutely would.
Examples
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Today, the only synthetic allowed in tampons is viscose rayon, which is often mixed with cotton.
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OK, if companies could get away with tricking people into thinking viscose rayon was silk and, you know, charging way more, they absolutely would.
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She chose a shirt crafted from viscose rayon for its lightweight comfort during the hot summer days.
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Many brands use viscose rayon in their fabrics to imitate the elegant texture of silk.
Synonyms
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5.1
A soft fabric made from plant fibers that looks like silk
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5.9
A soft fabric like silk made from plant fiber used for clothes
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Morphology
The phrase denotes a subtype of rayon characterized by viscose (i.e., rayon made from viscose fibers), so its meaning is directly and compositionally built from the constituent words. This noun–noun compounding pattern to indicate a material/type is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Viscose rayon comes from two words: viscose, named after the thick, sticky ('viscous') liquid used to make the fibres, and rayon, an old word for a new 'silk-like' thread. So imagine that sticky liquid being stretched into shiny threads that feel like silk, which is why viscose rayon now means a soft, smooth fabric made from plant material.