micarta

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noun

A composite of fabrics (typically linen or paper fabric) using phenolic resins cured under pressure and high temperature to produce laminates.

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Meanings

nounmicarta (countable and uncountable, plural micartas)

plural micartas

  1. countableuncountableA composite of fabrics (typically linen or paper fabric) using phenolic resins cured under pressure and high temperature to produce laminates.

    “Aluminum,” Chia said. “They melt old cans they dig up on the beach, cast it in sand molds. These panels are micarta. That's linen with this resin in it.”

    1996, William Gibson, Idoru (Bridge trilogy; book 2), New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 45

Origin

Genericization of the trademark Micarta.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tamaric
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APA

micarta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micarta

MLA

“micarta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micarta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micarta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micarta.

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