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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a synthetic silklike fabric

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: irregular from ²ray Date: 1924 1. any of a group of smooth textile fibers made from regenerated cellulose by extrusion through minute holes 2. a rayon yarn, thread, or fabric

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any of various textile fibres or fabrics made from cellulose. Etymology: arbitrary f. RAY(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rayon Ray"on, n. [F.] Ray; beam. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Rayon is a smooth artificial fabric that is made from cellulose. ...the old woman's rayon dress. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n