Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orlon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: or-lon
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a synthetic fibre used in yarn and knitwear

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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)"

Etymology

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

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does orlon mean?: a synthetic fibre used in yarn and knitwear
Where does orlon come from?: From orl- (perhaps after Orleans) + -on (compare nylon, rayon, developed by the same company).

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