nylon

Any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers, the molecules of which contain the recurring amide group CONH.

Cloth or yarn made from one of these synthetic materials.

Stockings made of one of these synthetic materials.

Any of several thermoplastic polyamide plastics, comprising a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials, used mostly in fibers.

A synthetic fabric consisting of fibers of nylon[wn1].

Stockings made of a thin form of nylon{2}, especially full-length stockings either sheer of of varying shades.

Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.

A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman’s legs.

a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers