rayon
ray uhn
- n a synthetic silklike fabric
- Rayon was the first of all the syn thetic fibers, but its sales slipped badly as nylon and other new synthetics came on the scene; when Du Pont closed down the last of its rayon .
- A favorite story of Julia Kippen Jaffray's concerns a friend who sent her rayon dress to the cleaners and got back only buttons.
- More important, the aviation industry switched from rayon cord to metallic cord.