taffeta

[ taf-i-tuh ]

/ ˈtæf ɪ tə /

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noun

a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.

any of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods.

adjective

of or resembling taffeta.

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Origin of taffeta

1325–75; Middle English taffata<Medieval Latin ≪ Persian tāftah silken or linen cloth, noun use of past participle of tāftan to twist, spin

Words nearby taffeta

taenioid, TAF, TAFE, Tafelwein, taffarel, taffeta, taffeta weave, taffrail, taffy, taffy apple, tafia

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How to use taffeta in a sentence

In the Forum Club, there is taffeta and lace, leather and gold.
Shaq, Year One|Charles P. Pierce|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Absurd as that taffeta dress was for a child of her age, it seemed to her an armor against all disaster.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Heres a piece of ribbon to tie it with, if you wont cut it off, said Winona, reappearing with a wide length of blue taffeta.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
Just look at him, with an old taffeta whigmaleerie tied to his back, like Paddy from Cork, with his coat buttoned behind!
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

It was a blue taffeta, very stiff and rustling, trimmed with plaid taffeta and black buttons.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
Taffeta is one of the oldest weaves known, silk under this name having been in constant use since the fourteenth century.
Textiles|William H. Dooley

British Dictionary definitions for taffeta

taffeta

/ (ˈtæfɪtə) /

noun

a crisp lustrous plain-weave silk, rayon, etc, used esp for women's clothes
(as modifier)a taffeta petticoat

any of various similar fabrics

Word Origin for taffeta

C14: from Medieval Latin taffata, from Persian tāftah spun, from tāftan to spin

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