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rai
Latin · ancient
"a ray, a beam of light"
a ray of light, the root behind a fabric named for its light-reflecting sheen
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rayon
English · 1924
"a semi-synthetic fiber made from cellulose"
coined as a trade name from ray, describing the fabric's lustrous sheen
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