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rayon
[ rey-on ]
noun
- a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- fabric made of this filament.
adjective
- made of rayon.
rayon
/ ˈreɪɒn /
noun
- any of a number of textile fibres made from wood pulp or other forms of cellulose
- any fabric made from such a fibre
- modifier consisting of or involving rayon
a rayon shirt
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Other Words From
- half-rayon adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rayon1
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Example Sentences
Last year, Jared Leto portrayed drug addict and HIV patient Rayon in the movie Dallas Buyers Club to critical acclaim.
Glam came into play in the form of a figure-hugging lacquered rayon cloth skirt in turquoise that looked like sexy plastic.
But those are the important things to understand, with a character like Rayon.
I read that you, like Rayon, had your own personal battle with drugs during your teenage years.
OK, this is going to be a harsh transition back to Rayon, but did you ever go out on the town in drag?
Surprisingly enough, some industries such as the tobacco industry and the rayon and cellophane industries expanded considerably.
Cords are made with surface coverings of several different materials: braided cotton, rayon or silk, and molded rubber or plastic.
Elle ne tient au vice que par un rayon, et s'en éloigne par les mille autres points de la circonference sociale.
With this use of the word linea may be compared the word rayon, now usually used in France for a shelf, especially a book-shelf.
Ned, take a good look at that Chinese guy in the rayon bathrobe and let me know who he is.
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