nylons

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
  2. noun a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers
  3. noun a synthetic fabric

Synonyms

nylon stocking, rayons, rayon stocking, silk stocking

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
stocking

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