Lurex en · NOUN
Etymology
Marketing coinage; lure + -ex.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lurex | alternative | lexicographic |