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Lycra
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Lycra
(trademark)
Lycra
/
ˈ
laɪkrə/
trademark
Lycra
/
ˈ
laɪkrə/
trademark
Britannica Dictionary definition of LYCRA
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used for a type of cloth that stretches
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