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viscose

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Etymology

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From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscous.

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Noun

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viscose (countable and uncountable, plural viscoses)

  1. A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.
  2. 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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Noun

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viscose f (plural viscoses)

  1. viscose

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Italian

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  • IPA(key): /viˈsko.se/, /viˈsko.ze/
  • Rhymes: -ose, -oze
  • Hyphenation: vi‧scó‧se

Adjective

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viscose f pl

  1. feminine plural of viscoso

Noun

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viscose f pl

  1. plural of viscosa

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viscōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of viscōsus
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