Lycra
pronunciation
How to pronounce Lycra in British English:
UK [ˈlaɪkrə]
How to pronounce Lycra in American English:
US ['laɪkrə]
Word Origin
- Lycra
- elastic polyurethane fiber, 1955, proprietary name (registered by E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.) of an elastic polyurethane fiber.
Example
- 1. I 've also got cotton and lycra mix , if you want .
- 2. This one said something along the lines of : " why , yes , these pants are lycra . "
- 3. While dupont provided nylon ( among other things ) to the u. s.military for parachutes and tires , its research department studied how to make stockings on the cheap and did work that eventually led to orlon and lycra .
- 4. And someone brought lycra .
- 5. I like the tights blended with lycra . They fit me really great .