spandex

spandex
noun Etymology: anagram of expands Date: 1959 any of various elastic textile fibers made chiefly of polyurethane; also clothing made of this material

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  • Spandex — Span dex, prop. n. An elastic textile material, used for clothing [Trade name] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spandex — synthetic fiber, 1959, American English, proprietary name, an arbitrary formation from EXPAND (Cf. expand) …   Etymology dictionary

  • spandex — ► NOUN trademark ▪ a type of stretchy polyurethane fabric. ORIGIN an arbitrary formation from EXPAND(Cf. ↑expansible) …   English terms dictionary

  • spandex — ☆ spandex [span′deks΄ ] n. [arbitrary metathesis of EXPAND] an elastic fiber, chiefly a synthetic polymer of polyurethane, used in girdles, swimsuits, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • spandex — noun Spandex is used before these nouns: ↑shorts …   Collocations dictionary

  • spandex — Said out of nowhere as a response to something else, seemingly out of nowhere. A: Oh, seventeen! B: Spandex …   Dictionary of american slang

  • spandex — Said out of nowhere as a response to something else, seemingly out of nowhere. A: Oh, seventeen! B: Spandex …   Dictionary of american slang

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