Lycra

[ lahy-kruh ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of spandex.

Lycra

/ ˈlaɪkrə /

noun

1. a type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes

Example Sentences

The main profile photo is likely to include Lycra, a helmet, or a harness.

From Outside Online

On a very hot day, we might unzip that too-small Lycra jersey for a smidge of ventilation.

From Outside Online

In my own experience, you know you’ve reached the disenchantment phase when you start feeling silly in Lycra.

From Outside Online

Both the Freestyle Camo Crop and the Offshore Paddle Tight are made from a recycled nylon blended with Lycra, meaning you get the quick-dry features of nylon with the snug fit of Lycra.

From Outside Online

See and be seenVanMoof S3 and X3 e-bikesI don’t own any Lycra pants.

From Washington Post

Then the locals arrived for water aerobics conducted by a Riviera coach in lurid pink-and-black Lycra to French pop.

From The Daily Beast

They wear funky lycra, shout encouragement through their headsets, and never stop smiling.

From The Daily Beast

She is dressed in a jogging outfit of lavender Lycra and struggles to thread the wireless mike up her form-fitting top.

From The Daily Beast

Bicycling in the United States is no longer limited to lycra-clad, gearheads.

From The Daily Beast

Before long, her love of the Lycra took over her whole body.

From The Daily Beast