Orlon
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English
Etymology
From orl- (perhaps after Orleans) + -on (compare nylon, rayon, developed by the same company).
Noun
Orlon (uncountable)
- a synthetic fibre used in yarn and knitwear
- 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)
