Definition of "nylon" []

• Any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers, the molecules of which contain the recurring amide group CONH. (noun)
• Cloth or yarn made from one of these synthetic materials. (noun)
• Stockings made of one of these synthetic materials. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Today, the nylon is an integral part of all types of clothing on the street jackets to the ubiquitous, always very low."
• "The Serbo-Croatians, for instance, picked up the English word nylon, but took it to mean a kind of shabby and disreputable variation, so that a nylon hotel is a ` brothel 'while a nylon beach is where nudists frolic."
• "Another synthetic fabric, nylon is a resilient fabric that has a silky texture to it."