Etymograph

English

Lurex

Marketing coinage; lure + -ex.

Formed from lure + -ex

Proto-Germanic *lōþr-

Frankish *lōþr

Old French loirre

Anglo-Norman lure

English lure

Today it means

noun A form of yarn (or fabric made from it) that incorporates a glittering metallic thread.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Lurex