A synthetic fiber or fabric, similar to nylon, used in textiles and industrial applications.
Possibly from French capron or a trade name derived from Greek kapros 'wild boar' or Latin capra 'goat,' though the exact origin is unclear and possibly proprietary.
Capron might be one of those marketing-invented fiber names like many synthetic textiles—companies loved giving plastics and synthetics names that sounded classical or mysterious!
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