nylon

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

nylon [nylon nylons] BrE [ˈnaɪlɒn] NAmE [ˈnaɪlɑːn] noun
1. uncountable a very strong artificial material, used for making clothes, rope, brushes, etc
•a nylon fishing line
•This material is 45% nylon.
2. nylonsplural (old-fashioned)women's ↑stockings or ↑tights made of nylon

Word Origin:
1930s: an invented word, on the pattern of cotton and rayon.