Definitions
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- noun yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads
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Examples
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She worked with innovative fabrics such as Lastex, an elasticized material that permitted form-fitting bodices, and styled and marketed high-fashion women’s blouses, jackets and skirts as well as play clothes.
Claire Bodner. 2009
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It wasn't until the 1930s that wool began to make way for better-suited materials like Lastex - an elasticized yarn used for swimsuits that was a forerunner lycra.
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It wasn't until the 1930s that wool began to make way for better-suited materials like Lastex - an elasticized yarn used for swimsuits that was a forerunner lycra.
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