Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

nylon

nylon , noun

1.
Any of several thermoplastic polyamide plastics, comprising a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials, used mostly in fibers.
2.
A synthetic fabric consisting of fibers of nylon[wn1].
3.
Stockings made of a thin form of nylon{2}, especially full-length stockings either sheer of of varying shades.