viscose
/ˈvɪskəʊz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈvɪskəʊz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvi-ˌskōs How to pronounce viscose (audio) -ˌskōz/ (ame, mw)
viscose — noun
1. a soft cloth with a silk-like feel, made from cellulose fibre rather than from n
a soft cloth with a silk-like feel, made from cellulose fibre rather than from natural silk.
Paloma chose a viscose blouse because it felt cool in summer heat.
viscose + clothing noun
The label says the skirt is 100% viscose with a cotton lining.
material label: 100% viscose
Theo washed the viscose scarf by hand to stop it shrinking.
Ayesha likes viscose because it drapes softly and does not feel stiff.
The tailor mixed viscose with linen for lighter summer curtains.
- rayon
broader international term; in many contexts it refers to the same fibre
- artificial silk
older everyday phrase that stresses the silk-like look
- cellulose fibre
technical phrase for the fibre source, broader than this fabric sense
文法句型
100% viscose
made of viscose
viscose + clothing noun
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when you mean the fabric itself. On clothing labels it often appears before another noun or after a percentage, as in 'viscose blouse' or '70% viscose'.
常見錯誤
viscose — adjective
- viscosepositive
- more viscosecomparative
- most viscosesuperlative
1. used in clothing and fabric descriptions for something produced from this semi-s
used in clothing and fabric descriptions for something produced from this semi-synthetic fibre.
Ryo bought viscose trousers for the office because they looked more formal.
viscose + clothing noun in product wording
The designer added a viscose lining so the coat would feel lighter.
viscose lining
Trang checked whether the summer dress was viscose or pure cotton.
Joon prefers viscose shirts when the meeting room gets too warm.
- rayon
common especially in American product wording for the same material family
- cellulose-based
technical description that focuses on the fibre source
文法句型
viscose + noun
be viscose
用法筆記
Most common in clothing labels and product descriptions, especially before nouns like 'viscose lining' or after 'be' when listing materials. In ordinary conversation, many speakers prefer the noun sense with 'made of'.