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lurex

lurex is the alternative letter-case form of Lurex.

Noun capitalized: Lurex

Lurex (uncountable)

  1. A form of yarn (or fabric made from it) that incorporates a glittering metallic thread.
    • As someone who can shoot on target, keep watch while you sleep and look smoking in a leather jacket or a sparkly, silver lurex sweater, [Pedro Pascal is] the poster boy for what the zaddy's all about.2023 March 18, Jo Ellison, “Have you got zaddy issues?”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21

Forms of lurex

alternative formlurex

Origin of lurex

Marketing coinage; lure + -ex.

Questions about lurex

What does lurex mean?
Lurex means a form of yarn (or fabric made from it) that incorporates a glittering metallic thread.
What is lurex the alternative letter-case form of?
Lurex is the alternative letter-case form of Lurex.
What part of speech is lurex?
Lurex is a noun.

Words near lurex in the dictionary

  1. lures
  2. luresome
  3. lurest
  4. Lurestan
  5. lureth
  6. lurex
  7. Lurg
  8. Lurgan
  9. Lurgan champagne
  10. lurgee
  11. lurgees

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