Ban-Lon

[ ban-lon ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of multistranded, continuous-filament synthetic yarn modified by crimping to increase bulk.

Example Sentences

Still, every time I use the mower I imagine a man in Bermuda shorts, Ban-Lon shirt, a pipe in his teeth, a crushed straw hat on his head — his “weekend” hat.

From Washington Post

Under Father’s tutelage, I was introduced to more than Ban-Lon shirts, Harris Tweed and BVDs.

From Washington Post

She also has access to the only reliable supply of artificial fabrics in the realm, and on her form a sheer negligee drapes wrinkle-free, like Ban-Lon on a Barbie doll: the Hollywood concept of feminine allure always did depend on a certain insouciance about wearing nightwear by day.

From The New Yorker

Soon U.S. companies developed their own stretch yarns �Agilon, Ban-Lon, Chadolon, Shape-2-U, Fluflon and Superloft�and the whole industry bogged down in patent suits and licensing disputes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today, Scott employs 200 workers, twice as many as Pucci has, and each year uses up more than 50,000 yards of synthetic Ban-Lon�a silklike nylon fabric patented by Bancroft Division of Indian Head Inc. His clothes, which sell in the U.S. for $65 to $1,000, are worn by, among others, Christina Ford, Fleur Cowles, Audrey Hepburn, Betty Furness and Marella Agnelli, wife of the Fiat boss.

From Time Magazine Archive