Lurex

American  

[loor-eks] / ˈlʊər ɛks /

Trademark.

1. a brand of metallic yarn, made of laminated aluminum foil and transparent film sliced into narrow strips.

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Lurex British  

/ ˈlʊərɛks /

noun

1. a thin metallic thread coated with plastic

2. fabric containing such thread, which gives it a glittering appearance

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Example Sentences

Liebes collaborated not just with architects and designers but with major brands like Lurex and DuPont.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

The one single he released under Larry Lurex bombed on the charts.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2021

And Keith Richards’s girlfriend, Anita Pallenberg, whose striped Lurex Biba pantsuit is in the show?

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2019

The gold cuffs on my shirt, “also tells a lot about you, that little bit of Lurex peeping out”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2019

The Dsquared2 x Dwyane Wade collection includes joggers, jeans, graphic T-shirts, a leather biker jacket and a sparkly Lurex jacquard tuxedo jacket.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2017