Orlon
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“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
To compete with such fibers as Dacron and Orlon.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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
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Orlon fell in beside Seaton and the party turned toward the observatory.
From Skylark Three by Wessolowski, Hans Waldemar
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