rayon
n.— «On the first day, there were 44 lawyers at the bar tables and behind, including 22 silks, Queens Counsel or Senior Counsel, sometimes unkindly dubbed “rayons.”» —“Lights, camera, action in 7’s real live legal soap” by Peter Charlton Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia) Sept. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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