viscose
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscous.
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Noun edit
viscose (countable and uncountable, plural viscoses)
- A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.
- A fabric made from this material.
- 2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian[1]:
- Her mission statement is that clothes made from sustainable viscose and cruelty-free alternatives to leather should not be targeted at a niche market, but shown to hold their own on the Paris fashion week catwalk.
- 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 191:
- Here you are […] in your favourite viscose shirt and palazzo pants.
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liquid
fabric
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
viscose f (plural viscoses)
Further reading edit
- “viscose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
viscose f pl
Noun edit
viscose f pl
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯isˈkoː.se/, [u̯ɪs̠ˈkoːs̠ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /visˈko.se/, [visˈkɔːs̬e]
Adjective edit
viscōse