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Dacron

American  
[dey-kron, dak-ron] / ˈdeɪ krɒn, ˈdæk rɒn /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of polyester textile fiber that is wrinkle-resistant and strong.


Dacron British  
/ ˈdeɪkrɒn, ˈdæk- /

noun

  1. the US name (trademark) for Terylene

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • half-Dacron adjective

Example Sentences

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The artist’s drawings are charming, but upstaged by two large, detailed 3-D models of ferns, made from Dacron, wire and paint.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2021

They’ll be made of modern Dacron with a traditional look, said North Sails executive Kimo Worthington, a veteran of several America’s Cup and Volvo Ocean Race campaigns.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2016

This means you might fix an aneurysm in the upper aorta with a Dacron graft, but the downstream, or lower part of the aorta, will need additional grafts over time.

From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2014

Maine’s nautically inspired firm Sea Bags makes this Weekender from recycled Dacron sails, with hemprope handles.

From Forbes • Mar. 28, 2013

It was sopping, but the Dacron wouldn’t rot or soak up water and would dry rapidly up in the open.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen