(n) :
originally, the DuPont company trade name for
polyamide, a
copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating
diamine and
dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of
polymer; a
stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs
"they left the strip club when they discovered the ladies only stripped down to their nylons."