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1 rayon -- rank: 1000

rayon definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a synthetic ... from regenerated cellulose by extrusion through minute holes 2. a rayon yarn, thread, or fabric Oxford Reference Dictionary n. any of ... cellulose. Etymology: arbitrary f. RAY(1) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rayon Ray"on, n. [F.] Ray; beam. [Obs.] --Spenser. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Rayon is a smooth artificial fabric that is made from cellulose. ...the old woman's rayon dress. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n

2 viscose rayon -- rank: 967

viscose rayon definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers [syn: viscose rayon, viscose]

3 rayon stocking -- rank: 967

rayon stocking definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: nylons, nylon stocking, rayons, rayon stocking, silk stocking]

4 acetate rayon -- rank: 951

acetate rayon definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate [syn: acetate rayon, acetate]

5 viscose -- rank: 627

... cellulose with caustic soda [syn: cellulose xanthate, viscose] 2: a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers [syn: viscose rayon, viscose] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: obsolete viscose, adjective ... caustic alkali solution and carbon disulfide and used in making rayon and films of regenerated cellulose 2. viscose rayon II. adjective Date: 1900 of, relating to, or made from ... a highly viscous state suitable for drawing into yarn. 2 rayon made from this. Etymology: LL viscosus (as VISCOUS) Collin's ... a smooth artificial fabric. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use rayon) ...a black viscose floral dress. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n

6 nylon -- rank: 579

... pl.) stockings made of nylon. Etymology: invented word, after cotton, rayon Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (nylons) 1. Nylon is a strong ... Manila, Orlon, Qiana, Revolite, Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, acetate, acetate rayon, alpaca, angora, arras, astrakhan, baize, bast, batik, blanketing, broadcloth, broadloom ... pique, plaid, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, radium, raffia, rayon, rayon casheen, rep, rugging, russet, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, sarcenet, sateen, satin ... sharkskin, sheers, sheeting, shoddy, shot silk, silk, sisal, spandex, spun rayon, stamin, stammel, stockinette, stuff, suede, swansdown, tabaret, tabby, taffeta, taffety ...

7 Fabric -- rank: 517

... Qiana, Revolite, Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, White House, acetate, acetate rayon, adobe house, alpaca, anatomy, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, arras, astrakhan, atoms ... palace, print, production, pyramid, quilting, quintessence, radium, rag, ranch house, rayon, rayon casheen, rectory, rep, roof, rugging, russet, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, sap ... silk, skeleton, skyscraper, sod house, soul, spirit, split-level, spun rayon, stamin, stammel, stockinette, structure, structuring, stuff, substance, suede, sum and ...

8 Corduroy -- rank: 517

... Leatherette, Orlon, Qiana, Revolite, Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, acetate, acetate rayon, alpaca, arras, astrakhan, baize, batik, blanketing, broadcloth, broadloom, brocade, broken ... plaid, pleated, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rabbeted, radium, rayon, rayon casheen, rep, ribbed, rifled, ripple, rough, rugging, russet, rutted, rutty ... shantung, sharkskin, sheers, sheeting, shoddy, shot silk, silk, slit, spun rayon, stamin, stammel, stockinette, striated, stuff, suede, sulcate, sulcated, swansdown, tabaret ...

9 Fiber -- rank: 517

... synthetic filament (as of wool, cotton, asbestos, gold, glass, or rayon) typically capable of being spun into yarn d. mostly indigestible ... Chemstrand, Dacron, Dynel, Lastex, Manila, Orlon, Terylene, Velon, Vicara, acetate rayon, all that lives, alpaca, angora, animal fiber, artificial fiber, bast ... matter, organic nature, organized matter, physique, plasm, property, quality, raffia, rayon, silk, sisal, skein, somatotype, sort, spandex, spirit, spun rayon, stamp, strand, streak, stripe, suchness, suture, system, temper, temperament, tendency ...

10 Cotton -- rank: 517

... Manila, Orlon, Qiana, Revolite, Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, acetate, acetate rayon, adhesive tape, alpaca, angora, application, arras, astrakhan, baize, band, bandage ... pledget, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, poultice, print, quilting, radium, raffia, rayon, rayon casheen, rep, roller, roller bandage, rubber bandage, rugging, russet, sackcloth ... shoddy, shot silk, silk, sisal, sling, spandex, splint, sponge, spun rayon, stamin, stammel, stockinette, stuff, stupe, suede, swansdown, tabaret, tabby, taffeta ...

11 panne -- rank: 446

... more at pen Date: circa 1794 1. a silk or rayon velvet with lustrous pile flattened in one direction — called also panne velvet 2. a heavy silk or rayon satin with high luster and waxy smoothness Oxford Reference Dictionary ... full panne velvet) a velvet-like fabric of silk or rayon with a flattened pile. Etymology: F Webster's 1913 Dictionary ...

12 Wool -- rank: 446

... Chemstrand, Dacron, Dynel, Lastex, Manila, Orlon, Terylene, Velon, Vicara, acetate rayon, alpaca, angora, bast, blubber, breeze, bristle, butter, capillament, cashmere, cilium ... pillow, plush, pubescence, pubic hair, pudding, puff, putty, raffia, rag, rayon, rubber, satin, setula, shag, silk, sisal, spandex, spun rayon, stuff, swansdown, textile, textile fabric, texture, thistledown, tissu, tissue, tussah ...

13 Thread -- rank: 446

... Dynel, Indian file, Lastex, Manila, Orlon, Terylene, Velon, Vicara, acetate rayon, alpaca, angora, animal fiber, array, articulation, artificial fiber, bank, bast ... periodicity, plenum, plot, powder train, progression, queue, raffia, range, rank, rayon, recurrence, reed, reticulation, rope of sand, rotation, round, routine, row ... sequence, series, silk, single file, sisal, skein, spandex, spectrum, spun rayon, strand, string, string together, subject, succession, suture, swath, tendril, tenor ...

14 rayons -- rank: 352

... women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: nylons, nylon stocking, rayons, rayon stocking, silk stocking]

15 fibranne -- rank: 352

fibranne definitions Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French, viscose rayon, from fibre Date: 1941 a fabric made of spun-rayon yarn