Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Orlon

American  
[awr-lon] / ˈɔr lɒn /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of synthetic, acrylic textile fiber of light weight, wrinkle resistance, and resistance to weathering and many chemicals.


Orlon British  
/ ˈɔːlɒn /

noun

  1. a crease-resistant acrylic fibre or fabric used for clothing, furnishings, etc

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“We’ve had tornadoes, don’t get me wrong,” said Orlon Derrick Smith, who grew up in Rolling Fork and was back helping relatives and their neighbors after the storm.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

Fincke's previous spacewalks were done Russian-style, in stiff Orlon spacesuit.

From Reuters • May 22, 2011

Called "Orlon," it is described as warm as silk, as wrinkle-resistant as wool, and resistant to moths, molds and mildew.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though nylon is less likely to tear, Du Pont said that nylon, rayon, linen and cotton were "complete failures" in an exposure test which hardly affected Orlon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mart, you and Orlon, the astronomer, had better dope out the last reported positions of each of those vessels, so we'll know about where to hunt for them.

From Skylark Three by Wessolowski, Hans Waldemar

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Orlon" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com