rayon is a popular fabric used for making shirts, skirts and dresses. From LearnThat.org.
Also known to many designers as “art silk,” rayon is a semi-synthetic fabric that is a great alternative to silk. From Wordnik.com. [Decorating White Spaces by Adding a Delicate Touch of Color] Reference
US: Retailers warned for mislabelling rayon as "bamboo". From Wordnik.com. [Daily apparel and textile news and comment - from just-style.com] Reference
They were typically made of silk or artificial silk (now known as rayon), and after 1939 with nylon. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Princess Beatrice steps out in racy Lily Allen style suspender tights] Reference
No, it was really easier work on the nylon than it was on the rayon, because the rayon was a soft yarn and fussed up. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Ethel Bowman Shockley, June 24, 1977. Interview H-0045. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Azerbaijani lands encircling Karabakh, seven administrative regions, called rayon, are under French occupation since 1993. From Wordnik.com. [Turkishdailynews Headlines] Reference
He came out of Roanoke, the rayon mill in Roanoke. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Lawrence Rogin, November 2, 1975. Interview E-0013. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
LAWRENCE: But this fireproof rayon is not made in America. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2009] Reference
Put in the rayon and then they took out part of the rayon. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Icy Norman, April 6 and 30, 1979. Interview H-0036. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Administrative divisions: 59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular). From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
Administrative divisions: 59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon -- singular). From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
DAVIDSON: From pure silk to rayon you went from four looms to six. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Betty and Lloyd Davidson, 1979 February 2 and 15. Interview H-19. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007). By Betty Davidson] Reference
Non mais parait que dans ce magasin le rayon poisson c le rayon test: p: p. From Wordnik.com. [pinku-tk Diary Entry] Reference
Silk was going out as wearing apparel then, so rayon was taking its place. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Betty and Lloyd Davidson, 1979 February 2 and 15. Interview H-19. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007). By Betty Davidson] Reference
I headed for the closest rayon shirt in the knot of people around the body. From Wordnik.com. [DarklyDreamingDexter]
The wood produces a satisfactory pulp, which can be used for paper and rayon. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
Her blouse was rayon or silk, and she wore it with the top four buttons loose. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Case]
She and a salesclerk were arguing the relative merits of traveling with rayon. From Wordnik.com. [Manner of Death]
First: AUCUN MAGASIN de ma ville ne l'a mis en rayon ni ne l'avait en reserve!. From Wordnik.com. [pinku-tk Diary Entry] Reference
For all kinds of environmental reasons, that special rayon is not made in America. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2009] Reference
Well, you're too young to remember the first nylon or rayon hose that were no good. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Harriette Arnow, April, 1976. Interview G-0006. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
The flame-crumpled rayon impressed me, and I drained a bottle of cabernet in tribute. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 1/cats] Reference
The agency also sued several companies last year for selling mis-labeled rayon products. From Wordnik.com. [What Not to Do For Earth Day] Reference
Mais un gros pavet perdu au milieu du rayon consacré aux livres politiques mais romancés. From Wordnik.com. [pinku-tk Diary Entry] Reference
J'espere qu'elle va pas croire que j'suis un gros degueulasse qui fout le bordel dans le rayon. From Wordnik.com. [pinku-tk Diary Entry] Reference
Then they took it out, took out all of the rayon, went to ordering all white and it already wound. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Icy Norman, April 6 and 30, 1979. Interview H-0036. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
De même le rayon géographique de mes correspondants s'est beaucoup étendu, surtout vers l'Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas] Reference
But Phil's not listening because, through the frayed rayon curtains, he has caught a glimpse of a TV in the trailer next door. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from VITAL FLUID, published by Enigmatic Ink] Reference
It's only a problem if they can't, because at that point, you would not be able to import an anymore of that rayon fiber -- Wolf?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2009] Reference
From time to time the rayon was encroached upon by enterprising builders, with the connivance of the emperor or the garrison commander. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876] Reference
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