terylene


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
terylene/ˈtɛrɪliːn/
noun Brit. trademark a polyester fibre used to make light, crease-resistant clothing, bed linen, and sails.
– origin 1940s: formed by inversion of (polyeth)ylene ter(ephthalate).
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