Dictionary Workbench Ondict

polyester

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

polyester

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Material & textiles
pol·y·es·ter /ˈpɒliestə, ˌpɒliˈestə◂ $ ˈpɑːliestər/ noun [uncountable]  TIMan artificial material used to make cloth 聚酯纤维,涤纶 a blue polyester shirt 蓝色涤纶衬衫
Examples from the Corpus
polyesterHe owned exactly four suits, all polyester.With a sewing machine and polyester thread to match the garment, set two rows of straight stitches by the tacking stitches.It's made from 100% easy-care polyester and measures 24in from nape of neck to hem.But most of them wore Western dress: polyester trousers, anoraks and sneakers.Among the synthetic fibres used in furnishing fabrics are nylon, polyester and acrylic.New factories that can make billions of pounds of polyester are opening or planned.Every Friday he arrived on the trading floor in a tan polyester jacket and black chinos.He wore polyester suits, made a five-figure income, and worked one-figure hours.
Origin polyester (1900-2000) poly- + ester type of chemical compound ((19-21 centuries)) (from German essigäther acid ether)
pol·y·es·ter nounChineseSyllable
Corpus used material artificial an cloth to make


polyester
polyester /ˈpɒliestə, ˌpɒliˈestə◂ $ ˈpɑːliestər/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: poly- + ester type of chemical compound (19-21 centuries) (from German essigäther 'acid ether')
an artificial material used to make cloth:
    a blue polyester shirt


poly·es·terBrE /ˌpɒliˈestə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɑːliˈestər/ 🔊, /ˈpɑːliestər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a strong material made of fibres (called polyesters) which are produced by chemical processes, often mixed with other materials and used especially for making clothes 聚酯(纤维);涤纶a cotton and polyester shirt涤棉混纺衬衫