Dyneln.
/ˈdʌɪnəl/ Originally U.S.
A synthetic fibre that is a copolymer of vinyl chloride and acrylonitrile and resembles wool; also, the fabric made from it.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > man-made textiles > [noun] > synthetic > acrylic
Orlon1948
Dynel1950
Acrilan1951
Dralon1955
Verel1956
acrylic1963
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from man-made fibres > [noun] > synthetic > other
radium1904
Dynel1950
Dralon1955
cupro1957
Crimplene1959
modacrylic1959
Thermolactyl1959
vinyl1959
Nomex1964
Ultrasuede1973
Thinsulate1977
Pertex1982
pleather1982
1950 Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 Dec. 1094/1 Dynel. Yarns and threads, all of synthetic textile materials. Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation.
1952 Economist 2 Feb. 282/2 There is..war..in the textile industry, that between wool and the new synthetic substitutes—dynel, dacron and others.
1962 J. T. Marsh Self-smoothing Fabrics ii. 10 Dynel goods should not be heated above about 120° C for the fibre contains a high proportion of vinyl chloride.
1967 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 13/7 A dress made completely of Dynel hair.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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