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How to pronounce spandex in English?

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Type of cloth, fabric, material, textile

Examples of spandex

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No. He's dressed up as a lime green superhero complete with nut-hugging spandex.
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Gone are the days of Muzak loops helping spandex-clad participants get physical.
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It's great for younger comics fans looking for heroes who aren't wearing spandex.
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The man in the shades and the fluorescent green spandex bodysuit is Jason Giambi.
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They were also clad in black spandex and had bat wings coming out of their backs.
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An estimated 80% of clothing sold in the United States contained spandex in 2010.
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This is a role for Paul Giamatti, but he wouldn't look right in green spandex.
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The uniforms also have more spandex, including on the thigh and knee of the pants.
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One of his descendants is Marie Routhier,a spandex designer based in Newfoundland.
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  • An elastic synthetic fabric
  • Spandex, Lycra or elastane is a synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity. It is stronger and more durable than rubber, its major non-synthetic competitor. ...
  • Made with elastic fibers that can be stretched up to five times its original length without damage. When blended with natural fibers, it creates a lightweight and flexible fabric with great shape retention.
  • A manufactured elastomeric fiber in which the fiber forming substancfe is a long chain of synthetic polymer made of at least 85% of a segmented polyurethane (FTC Definition) Spandex is lightweight, soft static resistant and can be repeatedly stretched over 500% without breaking, and will still ...
  • A manufactured elastomeric fiber that can be repeatedly stretched over 500% without breaking, and will still recover to its original length.
  • Stretchable poly plastic
  • God's gift to mankind. A privilege, not a right!
  • Started a boom in the 1960s, ushering in an era of "comfortable, soft-support pantyhose and other intimate apparel." However, the fiber soon ended up in men's and women's figure-flattering swimwear and then hit the ski slopes in 1968 in the Lycra garments of the French Olympic ski team.
  • Totally man made fabric, shiny to look at popular sportswear fabric often used in swimwear, leotards and hosiery. Very popular in the 1980s.