Terylene

American

[ter-uh-leen] / ˈtɛr əˌlin /

Trademark, British.

Dacron.

Terylene British

/ ˈtɛrɪˌliːn /

noun

US name (trademark): Dacron. a synthetic polyester fibre or fabric based on terephthalic acid, characterized by lightness and crease resistance and used for clothing, sheets, ropes, sails, etc

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In 1956, the Queen was able to inspect a dress made of 100% Terylene as she toured an exhibition of synthetic fibres at the Imperial Chemical Industries' works.

From BBC • May 10, 2022

The type who gets a smile from a cop even if she’s crossing Broadway in her oldest Terylene housedress.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 26, 2017

Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Me, aged 12, in a Terylene blazer.’

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2015

Stylus and Pulse, Leeds University, Wed Stay Beautiful, London Fans of Terylene shirts, boys in too much eyeliner and girls in too much leopard print have had some right treats these past two months.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2010

Comrade Pillai arrived mid-poem; a sheen of sweat glazed his skin, his mundu was folded up over his knees, dark sweatstains spread under his Terylene armpits.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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