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Definition of Lycra
1. Noun. ''Trademark''. A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes. ¹
2. Noun. A tight-fitting garment made of Lycra. ¹
3. Noun. spandex ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lycra
1. a spandex synthetic fiber -- a trademark [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lycra
Literary usage of Lycra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"In 1802 the first consul Bonaparte appointed Cuvier one of the six inspectors-general
for establishing lycra, or public schools, which were supported by ..."
2. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the by Robert Chambers (1832)
"... next Stoke Hammond ; then lycra ; then Hughes : I think all of these broke
down, or at least were helped through by the directors. ..."
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