Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for a thin, strong polyester film.
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- noun a thin polyester film
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Examples
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								Handling monthly comics like 1,000-year-old parchments before sealing them away in Mylar bags may be common practice among a segment of the audience (particularly those of a certain age). 
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								We're not saying that you should wrap these objects in Mylar and lock them away in temperature-controlled storage. The New Tech Collectibles Tom Samiljan 2010 
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								The drawings are on Mylar, which is a plastic sheeting material that may be affected over the years by changes in temperature. 
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								Since people ask, it can be pronounced to rhyme with either "Mylar" or "dialer." An Interview with Vylar Kaftan marshallpayne1 2009 
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								And the problem is even more fundamental than that, Gold argued: the beautiful Mylar blades of Cosmos 1, or 2, will be too splendid to function, period. Across the Universe 2009 
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								The stores that sold cheap aluminum teakettles, Chinese notebooks, and plastic flowers were bursting with gigantic red Mylar bows and potted poinsettias. Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011 
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								"The Getty Center was all hand-drawn - all ink on Mylar." J. Michael Welton: Drawing Like a House Afire J. Michael Welton 2011 
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								The stores that sold cheap aluminum teakettles, Chinese notebooks, and plastic flowers were bursting with gigantic red Mylar bows and potted poinsettias. Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011 
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								"Everyone is trying to get by with less," said Frank Mylar, an attorney for the county. Public Defenders Stretched Thin by State Cuts Nathan Koppel 2011 
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								On Thursday, a new exhibition of four site-specific pieces in titanium, aluminum, Mylar and Bakelite will open at Gary Snyder Gallery in Chelsea. With a Little Help, an Artist Shows His Metal Kimberly Chou 2012 
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