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
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
"Keep your seat, son," instructed Orlon, as the case containing the Stradivarius appeared before Dorothy, borne by a pencil of force.
From Skylark Three by Wessolowski, Hans Waldemar
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