visquene

visquene
 n.— «A crew installing new water and electrical lines at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens uncovered the leg wrapped in heavy plastic or a material commonly referred to as visquene.» —“Experts to look at severed leg” by Stan Maddux South Bend Tribune (Ind.) Dec. 14, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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