Nylon vs. Satin — What's the Difference?

Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers composed of polyamides (repeating units linked by amide links). Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from petroleum, that can be melt-processed into fibers, films, or shapes.

A satin weave is a type of fabric weave that produces a characteristically glossy, smooth or lustrous material, typically with a glossy top surface and a dull back. It is one of three fundamental types of textile weaves alongside plain weave and twill weave.

Any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers, the molecules of which contain the recurring amide group CONH.

A smooth, often silk fabric that is woven with a glossy face and a dull back.

Cloth or yarn made from one of these synthetic materials.

A garment made of this fabric.

Nylons Stockings made of one of these synthetic materials.

A kind of paint that dries to a smooth shiny finish.

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.

Made of or covered with satin.

(in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.

Glossy, sleek, and smooth.

(perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.

A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

Any of several thermoplastic polyamide plastics, comprising a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials, used mostly in fibers.

Semigloss.

A synthetic fabric consisting of fibers of nylon[wn1].

(transitive) To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.

Stockings made of a thin form of nylon{2}, especially full-length stockings either sheer of of varying shades.

A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.

A thermoplastic polyamide; a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials

A smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

A synthetic fabric