Orlon
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- noun
- /ˈɔrˌlɒn/
- Archaic
- The jacket is made from Orlon, making it both lightweight and resistant to creasing.
- Orlon fiber
- Orlon and Dacron
- Orlon and nylon
Examples
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I prefer Orlon sweaters because they offer warmth without being heavy.
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His Orlon clothes look slept in, and his accent is pure Brooklyn.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then we have those Orlon covers, Alexi Leonov copy of a Leonov's spacewalk suit, which was patterned off his real training suit.
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You look like an undertaker, she thought, but trudged back upstairs to change into a black Orlon sweater, bittersweet peasant skirt, and black rhythm sandals.
Fiction book (1999) -
Silk manufacturers are using new wonder fibers like Lycra, Orlon and Dacron... to put super stay-up power into their over-the-calf sock.
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These new curtains are crafted from Orlon, which helps them retain their shape and color for years.
Synonyms
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A warm, soft material made from plastic like wool used for clothes and furniture covers
A man-made fiber used to make warm, soft clothes and blankets
A man-made material people make into soft, strong clothing that does not crease
Surface Forms
Etymology
Orlon is a brand name created in the 1940s for a new man-made acrylic fiber, so it does not come from an old language. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Orlon like nylon, another synthetic fabric, which shows why Orlon now means a light, warm, crease-resistant man-made cloth.