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Lurex definition

☆ Lurex (lo̵or′eks′)

a thread of aluminum coated with plastic

Etymology: arbitrary coinage, based on lure + -ex, suffix of trade names

noun

such thread, or fabric made of such thread

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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