rayon

rayon · noun¹

1. French · borrowed fromrayon“a beam of light, ray”
2. English todayrayon

Name chosen by the National Retail Dry Goods Association of America, probably from French rayon (“a beam of light, ray”) and so called because it is shiny; however, the Oxford English Dictionary states that it is apparently a blend of ray + cotton.

rayon · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromrādius
2. Old French · derived fromrai
3. Middle French · borrowed fromrayon
4. English todayrayon

From Middle French rayon [1539], from Old French rai (whence English ray), from Latin rādius (whence English radius).

rayon · noun³

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Rayon · proper noun⁴

1. Spanish · derived fromRayón
2. English todayRayon

Anglicization of Spanish Rayón.

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