Orlon

See also: orlon and orlón

English

Etymology

From orl- (perhaps after Orleans) + -on (compare nylon, rayon, developed by the same company).

Noun

Orlon (uncountable)

1. a synthetic fibre used in yarn and knitwear
   • 1971: This garish, deep orlon-carpeted lobby of the Desert Inn seemed an inappropriate place to be haggling about nickel/dime bribes for the parking lot attendant. — Hunter S. Thompson. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005, p. 44)

Translations

synthetic fibre

Catalan: orló m French: orlon (fr) Korean: 올론 (ollon) Turkish: orlon (tr)

Further reading

• Orlon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Rolon