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Word: lycra (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1964-1964
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...life. Besides nylon, Dacron and cellophane, the firm has contributed a whole lexicon of names, many of which sound like something right out of science fiction. While a man dons his suit of orlon and his socks of Spandex in the morning, his wife may be wriggling into a Lycra girdle, an Antron slip, Cantrece hose-or the Warner "body stocking," a new fashion rage made of Du Font's stretch nylon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporations: The Master Technicians | 11/27/1964 | See Source »

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