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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nylon/ˈnʌɪlɒn/

▶noun

1 a tough, lightweight, elastic synthetic polymer with a protein-like chemical structure.

2 nylon fabric or yarn.
■ (nylons) stockings or tights made of nylon.

– origin 1930s: an invented word, on the pattern of cotton and rayon.

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