acrylic fibre

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noun

a textile fibre, such as Orlon or Acrilan, produced from acrylonitrile

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Words nearby acrylic fibre

acrylate, acrylic, acrylic acid, acrylic ester, acrylic fiber, acrylic fibre, acrylic resin, acrylonitrile, acrylyl, acrylyl group, A.C.S.

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How to use acrylic fibre in a sentence

The coat (available in both denim and acrylic) was reportedly created in 2004, though it is still awaiting patent.
From the Anti-Rape Bra to Chastity Belts: How Women Use Clothing for Protection|Soraya Roberts|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Waves crashed against the $9 million, 26-foot-high acrylic pavilion that encases the 90-year-old carousel.
Jane’s Carousel Survives A Very Close Call With Hurricane Sandy|Matthew DeLuca|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood.
A Eulogy for Marie Colvin|Katrina Heron|March 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A hard court, like the ones at the U.S. Open, consists of a thin film of acrylic over an asphalt base.
The U.S. Open’s Watergate|Allen St. John|September 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

What I had in mind was not one of those beefy acrylic watch caps adorned with a Bears or FBI logo.
Haggling Through the Apocalypse|Lee Eisenberg|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The length of the fibre, moreover, cannot be determined with any absolute certainty from the thickness of the vein.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
The fibre can be separated with great facility, though firmly attached at one end to the parent rock.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Pete, after spewing the last hateful molecule away, reversed his tiny fibre engines, and began to draw in.
Old Friends Are the Best|Jack Sharkey
Gwynne awoke one morning with an irresistible desire for The Town in every fibre of his being.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
When the respiratory elements and fibre have not been separated, the sum of the two is given.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson