Nylon vs. Silk

Nylonnoun

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.

Nylonnoun

(plurale tantum) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.

Nylonnoun

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

Nylonnoun

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

Nylonnoun

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

Nylonnoun

a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials

Nylonnoun

a synthetic fabric

Nylon

Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers composed of polyamides (repeating units linked by amide links). Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from petroleum, that can be melt-processed into fibers, films, or shapes.

Silknoun

(uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).

Silknoun

A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.

Silknoun

Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.

Silknoun

The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.

Silknoun

(colloquial) A Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.

Silknoun

A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.

Silknoun

The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.

Silkverb

(transitive) To remove the silk from (corn).

Silknoun

The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvæ of Bombyx mori.

Silknoun

Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.

Silknoun

That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.

Silknoun

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

Silknoun

fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting

Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons.